A man has died in a house fire north of Dunedin overnight.
Emergency services were called to the fire at a property on Copinsha St in Palmerston at around 11.15pm on Sunday.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand staff pulled the man unconscious from the building, a police spokesperson said.
CPR was commenced, but he was not able to be revived, they said.
"Police are currently working with fire investigators to determine the cause of the fire."