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Manslaughter charges laid over Loafers Lodge hostel fire in NZ that killed five people

5 June 2025

Three people have been charged with manslaughter over the May 2023 boarding house fire in Wellington that killed five people, New Zealand Police has announced.

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Three people involved in managing the fire-razed Loafers Lodge - have been charged with manslaughter
	5 Jun: Three people involved in managing the fire-razed Loafers Lodge - have been charged with manslaughter... more

A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington
	2 Jun: A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington... more

Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases
	30 May: Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases... more

A Wellington woman's crediting her grandson for her whopping 17.2-million-dollar Powerball prize
	30 May: A Wellington woman's crediting her grandson for her whopping 17.2-million-dollar Powerball prize... more

An Australian diplomat's partner has escaped conviction, over a late night assault charge in Wellington, after last year's Bledisloe Cup
	29 May: An Australian diplomat's partner has escaped conviction, over a late night assault charge in Wellington, after last year's Bledisloe Cup... more

More details around funding for Wellington Hospital have been unveiled
	29 May: More details around funding for Wellington Hospital have been unveiled... more

Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council
	28 May: Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council... more

An early morning ram raid in Lower Hutt
	28 May: An early morning ram raid in Lower Hutt... more

The Wellington Phoenix are disappointed to lose marquee striker Kosta Barbarouses
	27 May: The Wellington Phoenix are disappointed to lose marquee striker Kosta Barbarouses... more

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