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A neighbour described the victim as 'a lovely lady'.

Family lost nearly all of their belongings and didn't have contents insurance.

A popular Ōamaru artist and his family have lost everything.

The four children were also seen in Cuba Mall about 10 minutes before the fire started.

Charges were laid in 2021 after a fire smouldered at the landfill for more than a year.

Four crews, a ladder truck and support vehicles responded to the alarm.

Up to 50,000 passengers were affected by the 18-hour flight suspension.

"It could have been a far worse outcome without their quick thinking."

Hours after the initial fire was put out, a second fire ignited further up the riverbank.

The Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre does not currently take in lithium-ion batteries.

Offender "genuinely apologetic" and needs "top-quality help", says lawyer.

Phone chargers were blown apart and plugs were sent flying from the walls.

A fly-through of the fire damage was shown to the jury during the trial of Gregory Hart and Sean Hayde, accused of killing Wiremu Arapo on October 20, 2020. Video / NZ Police

The body was found after a housefire in the small Horowhenua town.

Those who lived through the 2017 Waimārama wildfires have advice for the dry summer.

A deadly fire consumed an Iraq wedding hall, collapsing parts of the building.

Fire crews were called around 4.30am.

The Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.

One rioter was in care at 11, expelled at 12, drinking at 13 and committing crime at 14.

Landslides and heavy floodwaters have forced residents to evacuate.

Chief says fire 'very difficult to fight'.

The burned area contained steel belts and the remains of over 100 tyres.

Fire chief says: 'We're in for a hell of a time'.

A number of buildings are under threat and a state highway has been closed after a South Island vegetation blaze in Waimate. Video / Mark Smith