A person has died in a garage fire in Orewa, north of Auckland.
Police said emergency services were called to an Elizabeth St address at 6.45am on Saturday where a person was found dead.
"Police and Fire and Emergency are working to understand the circumstances of the death, however initial indications are that the person died following a fire in a garage at the address," a police spokeswoman said.
Police had first thought it was a case of self-harm, but now believe it was an accidental fire.
