The man who died after a fire destroyed a hunters hut in Southland has been named by Police.

A man is believed to be dead after a fire destroyed a remote hunters hut in Southland.

Two people have been injured after a fire broke out at a meat processing plant in Te Aroha.

A smouldering bonfire proved costly for a homeowner after it ignited a land-based 15m trimaran, trees and neighbouring sheds in a backyard in Martinborough, South Wairarapa, this morning. Up to five appliances and two hazmat units from Featherston, Martinborough, Greytown and Rimutaka in Upper Hutt descended on the French St cul-de-sac shortly before 9am to find the boat, sheds and trees well alight and the house under threat. Supplied/Andrew Bonallack

Four fire appliances are battling the blaze at Stonefields, between Remuera and Mt Wellington.

Police said his mother rescued him just in time, seconds from more serious injury.

A large Christchurch fire is being brought under control with those families evacuated as a precaution now back in their homes.

A change in the weather has given firefighters battling a blaze in rural Marlborough a slight reprieve today.

A blaze that ripped through a holiday home in Turangi overnight is being treated as suspicious.

Firefighters are still battling a forest fire that has engulfed a valley in rural Marlborough.

Already stretched firefighters have been battling a second blaze in Marlborough today - but the smaller forest fire has been brought under control.

Firefighters are continuing to fight a major blaze in Marlborough as hot weather and strong winds add to their concerns.

Firefighters remain at the scene of several blazes in the South Island this morning.

Noel Hendry, 79, of Ruakaka, died in the blaze which engulfed his home on Bream Bay Dr, Ruakaka, near Whangarei, early this morning.

Firefighters battling a large blaze in Marlborough are trying to make the most of a calm period before high winds whip through the area.

An investigation will begin shortly, after firefighters were called to a suburban building fire at 4am today.

Five of the 24 houses in the Waikakaho Valley have been evacuated by Police.

Initially it was thought a child was unaccounted for, but it was later confirmed all the kids from the house were safe.

A teenage girl suffered burns in a fire in Taihape this evening.

No one was injured in the fire.

Four suspicious hedge fires overnight are being investigated by Timaru police.

A major fire has damaged a Christchurch home this afternoon.

A suspected firebug built up piles of kindling across an urban park before lighting two blazes this morning, a firefighter says.

Fire crews at a Taupo plastics factory have now left the scene after a major blaze tore through the building.

Twelve months on from her son's horrific death and Sharon Otto still can't bear to go to the Hamilton house where he died.

A major fire burnt down a holiday home and left the house next-door damaged in Hahei early this morning.

Taieri College in Dunedin will open today, and school examinations will not be affected by the fire in the roof of the school hall.

A Waikato woman has been airlifted to hospital with burns after a fire in the garage of her home early today.

Auckland fire services were called to a fire on a cliff that required an airport crash fire vessel to extinguish. Fire services from Titirangi and Laingholm were called to Opou Point near French Bay Titirangi about 9pm as a vegetation fire blazed on the cliff face last night. An area of 5000 square metres was on fire. Northern fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said a airport crash fire vessel was met by fire services at French Bay.