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Several killed in Wellington fire, Gore Mayor to learn his fate & Ruakākā double homicide | Focus Morning Bulletin: 16 May, 2023

Multiple people dead after large fire breaks out in Wellington hostel, Gore Mayor Ben Bell to learn his fate in a vote of no confidence and no charges laid yet in Ruakākā double homicide in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Candles blamed for blaze that destroyed Far North home

Fire chief's warning: Make sure candles are secure and far from anything combustible.

Three suspicious fires lit under Auckland's Spaghetti Junction

Police have been called into investigate the suspicious blazes.

Did Australia’s catastrophic bushfires trigger three warm, wet years of La Niña?

Study suggests intriguing trigger for climate driver linked to years of warm, wet weather.

Geraldine triple-fatal crash: Students attended same university in Singapore

The university says it's 'deeply saddened' by the triple-fatal crash.

Geraldine triple-fatal crash: Police confirm the deceased were all from Singapore

'None of us had been to anything that major in recent times.'

Person taken to hospital after Whanganui fire

A fire investigator was at the scene of the incident.

Passenger made 111 call before campervan burst into flames, killing all three occupants

"None of us had been to anything that major in recent times."

'Up Chuck': Firefighters monitor Napier group’s plan to burn King Charles effigy

A local collective of artists is lighting fires instead of watching the coronation.

'Millions worth of damage': Business boss says CCTV shows group of youths by blaze

Newmarket's business boss says the fire had caused millions worth of damage.

Firefighters extinguish out blaze outside of Wellington's central city

Firefighters extinguished the blaze which broke out in Wellington's central city shortly before midnight on the 18th of April. Video / Sky Pomare

Newmarket fire: Residents let back into apartments

Urban Search & Rescue teams installed bracing to keep the building structurally sound.

Hawke's Bay growers need rule change to burn flood debris

Regional council faces difficult decision about debris.

Tragic night of road crashes, emergency housing crisis & signs of youth crime programme working | Focus Morning Bulletin: 17 April, 2023

At least six dead after a tragic night on roads across NZ, 24,000 applicants for emergency housing and the signs that youth crime programme is helping tamariki not re-offend in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Firefighters battle Te Awamatu blaze

Fire and emergency rushed to the scene after several calls reporting a fire on Ricket Road

Queenstown blaze caused by US billionaire's fireworks, Fenz confirms

The report details how the controversial NYE fireworks display spiralled out of control.

Drug-addled man lit apartment fire then rescued occupants

Joshua Skinner helped the occupants flee - little did they know, he started the blaze.

Northland news in brief: Dangerous driving charge; and shed fire suspicious

News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.