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![Large house fire in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Large house fire in Auckland
Smoke billows from a house fire on Great North Road in Auckland. Video / Supplied
![House fire in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
House fire in Tauranga
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Welcome Bay, Tauranga on Wednesday evening. Video / Supplied
![Drone used for fire investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Drone used for fire investigation
A drone is being used as police and fire investigators probe the cause of blaze at a Victoria St home in Pukekohe where a person died. Video / NZHerald
![Test your drugs, unexplained death, and KiwiSaver failure | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 27, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Test your drugs, unexplained death, and KiwiSaver failure | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 27, 2023
Know Your Stuff says to get your drugs checked as dodgy LSD is being sold, A post mortem will be carried out today for an unexplained death in Browns Bay and are younger people setting themselves up for failure with KiwiSaver? Video / NZHerald
![Plumes of smoke over Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Plumes of smoke over Auckland
Black plumes of smoke were spotted over the suburb of Lynfield as firefighters and five fire trucks battled the fire. Video / John Morrison
![Focus: Suspicious fire on Auckland’s North Shore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: Suspicious fire on Auckland’s North Shore
Five fire trucks and two ladder trucks attended the fire in Tōtara Vale this morning, which destroyed a three-storey building under construction. Video / Hayden Woodward
![Focus: 10 families left homeless after fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: 10 families left homeless after fire
Folau Vunipola’s family were one of 10 families left homeless after their homes were destroyed by fire in Mangere last week. Video / Alex Burton
![Massey High School closed following fire in science block overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Massey High School closed following fire in science block overnight
Dozens of firefighters have been fighting a fire at the Massey High School science block overnight.The school is closed today following the fire, which was first reported by multiple members of the public around 11.15pm. Video / Hayden Woodward
!['A family lost everything': Fire chief gives likely cause of house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'A family lost everything': Fire chief gives likely cause of house fire
Crews were called to the fire on Te Matai Rd on Monday afternoon.
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Firefighters garner over 5 million views
The Tūrangi Fire Brigade has gone viral with their TikTok videos accumulating over 5 million views. Video / Tūrangi Fire Brigade
![Customs St evacuated from gas leak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Customs St evacuated from gas leak
Auckland City, Customs St has been evacuated from a large gas leak. Video / NZ Herald
![House ablaze in Hillsborough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
House ablaze in Hillsborough
Shocking footage shows a house ablaze in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough. Video / Supplied
![Michael Wood saga deepens, Shelly Bay fire & Prince Harry in court | Focus Morning Bulletin: 7 June, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Michael Wood saga deepens, Shelly Bay fire & Prince Harry in court | Focus Morning Bulletin: 7 June, 2023
The Michael Wood saga continues, Auckland households face a double-digit rate increase and Prince Harry gets his day in court in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Favona scrap yard blaze, police milestone and house prices to turn? | Focus Morning Bulletin: 01 June, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Favona scrap yard blaze, police milestone and house prices to turn? | Focus Morning Bulletin: 01 June, 2023
South Aucklanders concerned over toxic smoke, government set to hit promise of 1800 net police increase and reports indicate potentially better times ahead for homeowners, in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Minister under investigation, scrap yard fire burns & Loafers Lodge inspections revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 May, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Minister under investigation, scrap yard fire burns & Loafers Lodge inspections revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 May, 2023
Minister investigated over accusations she misled Parliament, fire crews fight blaze in South Auckland and Wayne Brown lashes out on the eve of his final budget proposal, in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Focus: Scrap metal yard on fire in South Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus: Scrap metal yard on fire in South Auckland
Firefighters are battling a blaze in a pile of scrap metal at Sims Metal in South Auckland's Favona. Video / Hayden Woodward / Mike Scott
![New police pursuit revealed, wet weather lashes North & drone strikes rock Kyiv | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 May, 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
New police pursuit revealed, wet weather lashes North & drone strikes rock Kyiv | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 May, 2023
Revised pursuit policy set to be unveiled, heavy rain and wind hits the upper North Island and Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
![Focus Live: Police confirm four bodies have been removed from Loafers Lodge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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
![Focus Live: Police update on Wellington hostel fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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
![Focus Live: Fire and Emergency provide update on Loafers Lodge fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Focus Live: Fire and Emergency provide update on Loafers Lodge fire
Focus Live:Fire and Emergency provide update on Loafers Lodge fire. Video / NZ Herald
![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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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