Police say it's too early to speculate whether a fatal house fire on the Hauraki Plains this morning is suspicious.
One man is dead following the fire at an address on School Road, Netherton, just northwest of Paeroa.
The Fire Service was called to the blaze at 4.46am this morning.
Northern Communications shift manager Scott Osmond said the building was "well involved in fire" on arrival.
The fire was now out, and a full investigation into what started the fire has begun.