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.

Police have named the 25-year-old woman who died as a result of a house fire in Paraparaumu yesterday morning.

Dozens of firefighters are working to put out a blaze at a chicken hatchery in a rural area south of Auckland.

Firefighters have brought a blaze at an apartment block in central Auckland this afternoon under control.

An apprentice mechanic whose dream car was torched in Masterton on Saturday has been swamped with offers of parts from all around the country.