Minister investigated over accusations she misled Parliament, fire crews fight blaze in South Auckland and Wayne Brown lashes out on the eve of his final budget proposal, in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Firefighters are battling a blaze in a pile of scrap metal at Sims Metal in South Auckland's Favona. Video / Hayden Woodward / Mike Scott
Two people were killed and another was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is struggling to get reimbursement for some costs from NEMA.
Emergency services rushed to battle the blaze just before 6am this morning.
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People travelling on SH5 should expect delays.
Communities are at risk says mayor.
The person who was in the boat is now back on land.
Police have set up roadblocks on Queen St.
Two Northland firefighters part of NZ crew to Canada
Most buildings like Wellington's Loafers Lodge do not have sprinklers.
Not every arsonist wants to hurt people, university researcher Dr Nichola Tyler says.
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
'Hopefully, something can be done with the old ones. Maybe they can be ground up...'
About 38 people displaced by the fire are receiving emergency housing support.
State Highways 1, 11 closed for several hours while crashes investigated.
'I shut my eyes for a minute and I'm back in that place.'
Dannevirke firefighters did themselves proud at the Sky Tower.
The night of the fire the front door was broken, a resident said.
Raymond Lauder stumbled upon a couch blaze and rushed to warn residents as fire spread.
More bodies are set to be removed from fire-damaged Loafers Lodge today.
The probe into the suspected arson is in its third day, total deaths remain unconfirmed.
The woman said she moved her brother out of the hostel as soon as she could.
FENZ CEO Kerry Gregory has addressed equipment failings in the wake of the fatal fire.
Inspector Dion Bennett, Acting Wellington District Commander, says police are expecting to recover the first bodies from the Loafers Lodge fire today. Video / George Heard
If not for the courage of firefighters, Loafers Lodge death toll would have been higher.
Focus Live:Fire and Emergency provide update on Loafers Lodge fire. Video / NZ Herald
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At least six bodies have been found, and there are fewer than 20 people unaccounted for.
Rules around sprinklers aren’t the only area of our building legislation to worry about.
The disaster shows the importance of backing up security assets, investigators say.
Gregory Mein says they engaged the appropriate experts to make sure building was in order.