Live: 23 fire crews work through the night

Firefighters dampen down hotspots and strengthen fire breaks through the small hours as helicopters wait for first light. 16 February 2024 [View in Browser]( Hello and welcome to your morning briefing from Stuff, bringing you the top stories and news you'll want to read. [Live: 23 fire crews work through the night]( [Live: 23 fire crews work through the night]( [Firefighters dampen down hotspots and strengthen fire breaks through the small hours as helicopters wait for first light.]( [Uninsured home of 86-year-old under threat from Port Hills fire]( [Uninsured home of 86-year-old under threat from Port Hills fire]( [His property is right next to a huge fire and his son made him change his ‘tatty shirt’, but John Joseph is still smiling.]( [Homeless woman living in car at ‘breaking point’]( [Homeless woman living in car at ‘breaking point’]( [Sue Taylor, 57, and her two dogs have been living in her hatchback for more than a month.]( [Rent crunch: Tenants ask whether hikes really fair]( [Rent crunch: Tenants ask whether hikes really fair]( [Tenants are worried some of the rent hikes they are facing are not fair, a renters’ rights group says, as rents increase at a rapid rate around the...]( [What minister said as media leaders stated case for making tech giants pay for news]( [What minister said as media leaders stated case for making tech giants pay for news]( [Melissa Lee breathes hope into the push for NZ to join the global trend of making tech giants pay.]( [Parker brushes off Wilder’s ‘boring’ jibe, jet-lag excuses]( [Parker brushes off Wilder’s ‘boring’ jibe, jet-lag excuses]( [The Kiwi heavyweight responds to his vanquished rival’s complaints after their one-sided December showdown in Saudi Arabia.]( [Plumber selling $5m property to repay proceeds of crime]( [Plumber selling $5m property to repay proceeds of crime]( [Mark Hughes was also involved in ‘large scale tax evasion’ involving a sum of about $2,250,000.]( [Nato allies spending at ‘unprecedented levels’ as 18 states meet 2% threshold]( [Nato allies spending at ‘unprecedented levels’ as 18 states meet 2% threshold]( [Alliance members are set to outlay more than $624 billion on their defence budgets this year.]( [Man was crushed to death by 33-tonne excavator while clearing slip, Coroner finds]( [Man was crushed to death by 33-tonne excavator while clearing slip, Coroner finds]( [The 52-year-old man died while working to clear a large slip on a West Coast farm near Harihari in 2021.]( Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. [Feedback]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand