A person has died in a house fire in the Chatham Islands.
Police confirmed the fatality after reports of a house fire at a residential property yesterday afternoon in a remote part of the Chatham Islands.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 3.30pm.
"The body of a deceased person was subsequently discovered in the house," a police spokesman said this morning.
The circumstances of the fire are not yet known.
Police staff from the Wellington CIB are due to travel to the area to carry out a scene examination and to make further inquiries into the blaze.
It comes after the islands' 600-strong community was shocked following the death of a person struck by a falling tree on Wednesday.
The incident, which occurred on private property, was reported by the local police officer about 12.50pm.
The death had been referred to the Coroner.
The vehicle was damaged while later being towed and an $11k claim by the owner followed.