Fifty-two people were rescued from the building on Adelaide Street.

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

'He was on the top - it looks pretty bad.'

Authorities say there is a potential asbestos risk with the fire-damaged building.

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

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

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

Fire chief's warning: Make sure candles are secure and far from anything combustible.

Police have been called into investigate the suspicious blazes.

'None of us had been to anything that major in recent times.'

A fire investigator was at the scene of the incident.

"None of us had been to anything that major in recent times."

A local collective of artists is lighting fires instead of watching the coronation.

Parata Taite, 26, and Manutaki Kameta, 29, have been jailed for their roles in the riot.

Fire crews were called to the scene of the incident in Nelson.

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The fire, which started in the roof, was reported to Fenz around 4.30pm.

Some spectators thought the alarming blaze was part of the show.

This could mean dire outcomes for Auckland's fire response, a union warns.

Newmarket's business boss says the fire had caused millions worth of damage.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze which broke out in Wellington's central city shortly before midnight on the 18th of April. Video / Sky Pomare

Urban Search & Rescue teams installed bracing to keep the building structurally sound.

Regional council faces difficult decision about debris.

At least six dead after a tragic night on roads across NZ, 24,000 applicants for emergency housing and the signs that youth crime programme is helping tamariki not re-offend in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Fire and emergency rushed to the scene after several calls reporting a fire on Ricket Road

The report details how the controversial NYE fireworks display spiralled out of control.

Joshua Skinner helped the occupants flee - little did they know, he started the blaze.

News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.

Stephen Ewart was incited to set fire to a residential flat in 2017.