Severe weather is set to make a difficult jib even trickier on Wednesday.

"It sounds terrible": Structural engineer says lengthy blaze could deform the steel beams.

It was feared the work consisting of over 550 panels would be blown out by the heat.

Burning roof sacrificed to get inferno under control as fire burned through the night.

The building was still under construction which adds to the firefighting complexity.

Focus Live: Evening update on the New Zealand International Convention Centre fire

"Today is a good day to be a nimble traveller in central Auckland."

'It is a very difficult fire to put out'

Focus Live: The latest on the New Zealand International Convention Centre fire

Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.

The fire has prompted pedestrians and others in buildings to share the ordeal.

The blaze is visible across the city with huge plumes of black smoke.

Both police and Fire and Emergency have labelled the incident 'suspicious'.

Fire crews are at an incident at a Fonterra plant in Southland this morning.

Police closed the road as fire crews from 16 appliances fought the blaze.

Dry, windy weather contributing to the fire's spread may be worsening, officials said.

Owners of the Sawmill Brewery say they've been left "gutted" by devastating fire

Authorities had been searching for the missing pair as fire burns for weeks.

Sixty students shut out of their rooms after university hostel fire.

Fire crews were called to two large fires in Matakana and Wanaka last night.

Daniel appreciates every single one of his new toys, after losing everything in a fire.

A man died the fire last night.

The fire was contained to one room.

Extra crews are on their way to the fire just outside of Morrinsville.

Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire in Tokoroa.

A young boy killed in an accident in Canterbury was the son of a volunteer fireman.

Four fire trucks were needed at a large blaze on Beatty Parade, Waiheke, last night.

A fire that swept over 200ha near Queenstown is now out.

The fire blackened 200ha of scrub land at Skippers Canyon near Queenstown.

Fire crews at first worried someone was inside the unit.