Five helicopters have been working to control the blaze.

Police have now arrested three me in relation to the fire.

'There were no injuries.'

A fire investigator will return to the house later this morning.

'They’re just going to come out and sting you.'

The family home in the Far North was quickly lost in the blaze on August 11.

Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash about 12.30am on Sunday.

Police have cordoned off the area around the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club and recreational reserve on Rathlin St. Video / NZ Herald

Suspicious fire all but destroyed old home in Childers Rd.

Emergency services are attending a serious three-car crash in central Te Awamutu.

"We did have three fire trucks, a Hazmat unit and a support vehicle there.”

The fire was confined to one piece of equipment.

A 5-litre container of muriatic acid fell off the back of a vehicle and on to the road.

City Rail Link's new stations are the stage for three emergency training exercises involving Police, Fire and Emergency and St John. Video / Jason Oxenham

Fire and Emergency confirmed they were called to a burning vehicle outside Takapuna Grammar School at 1.58 pm. Video / Supplied

Fenz was concerned Kiwis had little understanding of the risks of lithium-ion batteries.

The apartment building is on Cook St in the CBD.

hree people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Geraldine that has closed a state highway. Video / George Heard

Police are investigating the fire that broke out at the Highfield Festival in Germany.

A person has been shot dead inside a vehicle on Marvon Downs Ave in Pakuranga, Auckland this morning.

Police say he was on foot when hit by police car driven by an on-duty officer.

The damage looks similar to a fire in 1994 which left bones littering the area, RSA says.

Images from the scene show the windscreen of the bus cracked.

A police spokesman told the Herald they received a report a man was being held against his will at an address on Matipo Rd at 2.34pm. Caption: Video / Grant Routen

A coroner believes Peter Wayne Ferguson crashed after falling asleep at the wheel.

The large burn off on a hillside above Wānaka is under control, officials say.

A woman was arrested after the 'well-involved' fire, police inquiries are ongoing.

The crash happened in a gated community for people aged over-60.

One patient is being transported to hospital in serious condition.

Fire crews and police were called to Whanganui East about 3.40am on Tuesday.