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One dead in Wanaka house fire

A person is dead following a house fire in Wanaka overnight.

Fatal fire 'like explosion'

One of the first police to arrive at the scene of Australia’s worst house fire says the intensity of the blaze prevented the rescue of 11 people trapped inside.

Fire breaks out at Unitec in Auckland

Unitec spokeswoman Liz Phillips said an electrical fire broke out in a ceiling space in a building in the centre of the campus.

Truck driver hospitalised after chemical leak

A truck driver was hospitalised after chemicals leaked from his truck near Taupo overnight, the fire service says.

Dunedin fires put three in hospital

Three people have been hospitalised after two Dunedin houses caught fire overnight, the fire service says.

Chemical fire in Mt Maunganui

A chemical fire has broken out off Hewletts Rd in Mt Maunganui tonight and emergency services have cordoned off the area.

New fire in Christchurch treated as suspicious

Cluster of Christchurch fires being investigated

Mother died 'in the most horrible way'

A High Court jury has been told by the Crown that a man accused of murder killed the mother of his three children "in the most horrible way" imaginable.

Lift fire in Wellington building

Woman died in caravan fire after memorial

Arson murder trial: Evidence 'was lost'

A High Court murder trial has been told that police lost an opportunity to gather forensic evidence during an East Coast homicide inquiry.

Wellington house fire confined to stairwell

A house fire in Wellington was contained before it caused major damage to a two-storey home.

Large fire in Otago now contained

A large vegetation fire in Central Otago has been contained.

Large fire burning in Central Otago

Elderly couple lose everything in house fire