A teenage girl is in a critical condition after she was pulled from a blazing house last night by an off-duty cop who is also a volunteer firefighter.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said the blaze, in Cambridge, was reported just before 10pm.
When the first firefighters from Cambridge arrived at the Brennan Place property the fire was well alight and the girl was unaccounted for.
They called for back-up and crews from Hamilton were sent to the property.