Three episodes need retelling when the Grand Old Man of British politics, Winston Churchill, brushed shoulders with the fire brigade. The first when he himself directed firefighters’ in their battle...
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, where there’s fire there better be water… This is story of Auckland’s first dependable water supply… one that firefighters could rely on to confront the flames...
Controversial, troubled and un-named, (except being called a White Elephant) yet it served Auckland’s waterfront as a fire boat for 30 years… and then went on to Napier to, of all things, help...