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The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened

26 August 2025

The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened

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A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board
	26 Aug: A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board... more

More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today
	26 Aug: More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today... more

A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night
	26 Aug: A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night... more

A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life
	25 Aug: A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life... more

A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga
	25 Aug: A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga... more

Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Tasman town of Richmond
	25 Aug: Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Tasman town of Richmond... more

A soon-to-be father of five has died in hospital after being buried by a collapsed sand dune in Auckland
	25 Aug: A soon-to-be father of five has died in hospital after being buried by a collapsed sand dune in Auckland... more

A man injured by officers in a double police shooting in Christchurch, remains in hospital for an eleventh day
	25 Aug: A man injured by officers in a double police shooting in Christchurch, remains in hospital for an eleventh day... more

Christchurch Police are making enquiries, after a woman died in custody in Christchurch this morning
	25 Aug: Christchurch Police are making enquiries, after a woman died in custody in Christchurch this morning... more

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