Fire and Emergency has closed Auckland's central Pitt Street station and ordered urgent tests after asbestos dust was found, with results due on Monday.

About 520 tonnes of soil from a Cecil Hills reserve has been removed, after a resident reported suspected asbestos. Now more ...

The union's vice president says the discovery at a central Auckland fire station raises serious questions about Fire and Emergency's policy and procedures.

Auckland’s busiest fire station has been evacuated because of asbestos found in the building. Fire and Emergency New Zealand ...

The city's Central Fire Station on Pitt Street is closed and firefighters were given a precautionary decontamination last night following positive results in dust samples. Fire and Emergency says ...

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