Auckland hostel safety failures revealed: Inspector missed locked fire escape door
A complaint about the potentially fatal error did not lead to enforcement action.
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Focus Live: Police confirm four bodies have been removed from Loafers Lodge
Acting Wellington District Commander Inspector Dion Bennett confirms four bodies have been removed from Loafers Lodge and police have located the remains of a fifth person still inside the building. Video / George Heard
'Someone's trying to burn the place down': Arsonist tells of his rush to warn residents
Raymond Lauder stumbled upon a couch blaze and rushed to warn residents as fire spread.
Inside the hostel inferno: Body recovery begins as man charged with arson
More bodies are set to be removed from fire-damaged Loafers Lodge today.
'Could that be us?': Probe into buildings similar to Loafers Lodge
The city council says it will provide information as soon as it can.
Focus Live: Police update on Wellington hostel fire
Inspector Dion Bennett, Acting Wellington District Commander, says police are expecting to recover the first bodies from the Loafers Lodge fire today. Video / George Heard
‘Our worst nightmare’: Inside hostel's deadly inferno - and the brave battle to save lives
If not for the courage of firefighters, Loafers Lodge death toll would have been higher.
Loafers lodge fire: Failing fire truck was only in operation 45 days
A second truck wasn't available to stop the fire because it's been broken for over a year.
Loafers Lodge residents now working on recovery
Loafers Lodge residents are struggling to piece their lives back together.
Wellington fire turns to homicide investigation, today's the day for Grant Robertson's Budget & Auckland gunman at large | Focus Morning Bulletin: 18 May, 2023
Police work through list of suspects after Loafers Lodge fire, violent Ferry building attack stokes crime fears and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in paparazzi car chase but why not everyone’s buying it in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Loafers Lodge fire homicide inquiry: Police work through list of suspects
At least six bodies have been found, and there are fewer than 20 people unaccounted for.
‘Grave concerns’: Why buildings across NZ could also be at risk of dangerous fires
The fire in Wellington could have impacted many other buildings in a similar way.
Wellington fire: We shouldn’t wait for tragedy to address known risks
Rules around sprinklers aren’t the only area of our building legislation to worry about.
Loafers Lodge director says building had monthly service checks by fire technicians
Gregory Mein says they engaged the appropriate experts to make sure building was in order.
Focus: PM on Loafers Lodge fire
PM Chris Hipkins on the Loafers Lodge fire, the building codes and his uni mate who is missing after the blaze. Video / Mark Mitchell
Live: Police to enter charred hostel; at least six dead, others unaccounted
Dozens of people were trapped inside the building as smoke filled corridors and rooms.
Focus: Loafers Lodge evacuee talks to the NZ Herald
Loafers Lodge evacuee, Simon Hanify talks to the NZ Herald. Video / NZ Herald
No sprinklers, but Loafers Lodge had a building WOF - what does that mean?
An investigation is under way after reports said Loafers Lodge had no sprinklers.
Wellington hostel fire fallout, expert says sack all Gore councillors & police surround house in Rānui | Focus Morning Bulletin: 17 May, 2023
The fallout continues from the tragic Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington, local government expert says sack all Gore councillors after Mayor survives and police surround house in Rānui as person barricades themselves inside in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Loafers Lodge Fire claims several lives
A fire at the Loafers Lodge in Wellington has claimed the lives of several residents and displaced over 50. Video / NZ Herald
Why Loafers Lodge didn't have sprinklers - and firefighter fears over ageing trucks
Wellington's busiest fire truck was off-duty for 58 hours before the lethal Newtown blaze.
Wellington fire: What fire protection systems were in Loafers Lodge?
Worry about NZ buildings: "Life-saving measures lacking cause a risk to life. I despair."
'Huge number of questions': Police to enter fire-ravaged hostel building tomorrow morning
11 people are still missing, 52 people rescued from the building on Adelaide Rd.
Three fire crews rush to house caught ablaze in Papakura, Auckland
The well-involved fire is located inside a small residential unit on Porchester Rd.
20 firefighters rushed to fight 'terrifying' Auckland blaze
The fire was seen as far afield as North Shore.
Focus: Central Auckland fire rips through two-storey house
Firefighters rushed to a two-storey house on Maungawhau Road in Epsom Tuesday morning. Video / Carson Bluck
'Worst nightmare': Up to 10 people dead in Wellington hostel fire, no sprinklers
Fifty-two people were rescued from the building on Adelaide Street.
Focus: Luxon & Willis speak to media at Wellington Hostel fire
National Party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy leader Nicola Willis speak at the scene of the tragic Wellington Hostel fire in Newtown. Video / Mark Mitchell
Man desperate for news of mate who lived in destroyed Wellington hostel
'He was on the top - it looks pretty bad.'
Wellington locals told 'no cause for alarm' over asbestos following deadly fire
Authorities say there is a potential asbestos risk with the fire-damaged building.
Focus: FENZ update on deadly Wellington hostel fire
FENZ Deputy National Commander Brandan Nally gives an update on the Wellington hostel blaze where up to ten people may have died. Video / Mark Mitchell
Focus: PM Hipkins, Robertson & Mayor Whanau speak at Wellington Hostel fire scene
PM Chris Hipkins, local MP Grant Robertson and Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau speak at the scene of the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel fire in Newtown. Video / Mark Mitchell
Several killed in Wellington fire, Gore Mayor to learn his fate & Ruakākā double homicide | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 May, 2023
Multiple people dead after large fire breaks out in Wellington hostel, Gore Mayor Ben Bell to learn his fate in a vote of no confidence and no charges laid yet in Ruakākā double homicide in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald