A large factory destroyed by fire yesterday could have been saved had sprinklers been installed, says a fire safety officer.

Fire crews have put out a "huge" blaze that destroyed a tofu factory in the south Auckland suburb of Papakura this afternoon.

A suspicious fire has destroyed a recently-vacated Mongrel Mob house in Invercargill this morning.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown has ordered an urgent report assessing ways to save the iconic St James Theatre.

The fire that killed a 51-year-old Kaitaia man this morning was the second blaze in the same unit this year, police say.

Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a fire at the Coromandel Police Station over Easter.

The burnt body of a person who died in a fire on Auckland's North Shore last night may take several days to be identified.

The body of a person who died in a fire in a flat on Auckland's North Shore yesterday will be removed today.

Coromandel town police officers are baffled as to why anyone would want to set fire to their small station.

Concerns are held for the health of three detainees on the roof of Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation after firefighters put out a blaze at a west Auckland house this morning.