Second person dies after Ōtaki house fire
Investigations are continuing to determine the cause of the blaze.
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One dead, one critical after Ōtaki house fire
One person is dead and another is critically injured.
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Council boss also reveals no applications have been received from the owner for changes.
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Emergency services scrambled to the blaze in Manurewa after reports at 11.20am.
Double-fatal Southland house fire caused by heater, no smoke alarms
The house had no working smoke alarms at the time of the fire.
'I thought she was going to die': Heroic neighbour saves elderly woman from inferno
The 125-year-old Grey Lynn villa was destroyed after catching fire twice in 24 hours.
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Dad allegedly blocked kids' rescue in deadly house fire
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Mother had a heart condition and “wouldn’t have been able to escape” - daughter
Fire ravages multimillion-dollar clifftop Muriwai home in latest serious fire
Nine fire trucks were in attendance at the height of the latest incident.
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Truck bursts into flames on SH1 in Canterbury, road closed
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Police hunt for pair after Mangakino fire
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The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Fire strikes Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours, investigation under way
Fire crews were called back to the home at 2.34am today.
At least one person dead in Manapōuri house fire in Southland, people still unaccounted for
Investigators are working to determine the cause and how many people were at the address.
Manapōuri house fire investigation under way after blaze destroys Southland home
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'About sharing the warmth': Thousands turn out for Matariki events in Hawke's Bay
Organisers were pleased the rain held off for the feature events after a week of floods.
NRC cracks down on defiant firelighter
A Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.
Building fire ‘not suspicious’
The cause of the fire was undetermined but "likely to have been electrical".
Person hurt in fire at Canterbury property, blaze at vacant house in central Christchurch
The person was taken to hospital with burns.
Two ‘suspicious’ vehicle fires on same street a day apart not related, police say
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