The house in Te Aro was too badly damaged to be saved.

Fenz will be at the building overnight and ask bystanders and motorists to avoid the area.

Fire crews are at a suspicious house fire in Palmerston North this morning.

Police are at the scene of a serious incident in South Auckland.

Police have set up roadblocks around the wider Auckland area in a bid to stop further community spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. Video / Will Trafford

Driver trapped in his truck by downed live power lines.

An early morning blaze has broken out in one of Dunedin's landmark churches.

Police arrived at the scene following mistaken report of an armed person in the area.

Emergency services were called to the Halberg Crescent house at 2pm.

Oamaru family lucky to be alive after 14-year-old girl raises the alarm.

Early reports suggest one car is upside down and on fire, and the other is in a ditch.

The potentially hazardous substance is a byproduct of production at Tiwai Point smelter.

Public were holding up tarpaulin blocking people from seeing the victim.

The mother of the two children says: "I blame myself."

A two-car crash occurred at 6.50.

WorkSafe has filed charges against two defendants.

Kiwis have shown enormous support for the family affected by this week's fatal house fire.

A mother's desperate call after two of her four children die in a Christchurch fire.

Some managed to escape the Burwood house blaze but two were trapped inside.

Even Firies need a hand once in a while. Luckily, Whangarei 4WD club members were nearby. Video / Supplied