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#OPINION | The glaring weakness facing the All Blacks #HeraldPremium nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-blac

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MPs speak after lives lost, ask questions about building code, lack of sprinkler systems nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ne

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A convicted arsonist says police have interviewed him about the fatal Wellington fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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An engineering marvel: What it’s like to drive the reopened Napier-Wairoa Rd nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-tod

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Watch: 'I want you to ignite' - Tone deaf Breakfast song gaffe following Wellington fire nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/

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#BREAKING | 'Be alert': Man attempts to lure kids into van, police investigating nzherald.co.nz/nz/palmerston-

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Live: 'I knew I had to jump' - Man tells of 'scary' moment he fled deadly fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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Wellington hostel fire: what we know so far nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-p

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#BREAKING | Auckland fire: Black plume of smoke billowing across central city skyline nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-fi

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Live: Fire breaks out at Wellington hostel - several people unaccounted for, 52 safe

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The Herald has a team on the ground in Wellington. Follow our live updates as more information emerges on this tragedy. Our thoughts are with everyone affected today.

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A number of people are unaccounted for after a fire broke out in central Wellington.

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FENZ Deputy National Commander Brendan Nally said he was at a loss of words to describe the incredibly tragic event. "It is horrendous. I heard the Mayor and she put it beautifully, this is a tragic and out-of-scale event that we can't get our minds around."

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A relief fund is being prepared for those impact by the tragic fire

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'Fire! Fire': Screams as residents flee smoke-filled corridors, earlier alarm scares

Auē e nga mate. Haere atu, moe atu rā; hoki wairua mai ki te poho me te aroha o Pukehīnau. Mō tātou, ka mahue nei: kia kaha. Kua wheturangitia rātou. A relief fund is being prepared for those impact by the tragic fire in Newtown this morning. More details to come ASAP.

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Wellington mayor Tory Whanau said this is “our worst nightmare.” ”I’m devastated,” she told TVNZ’s Breakfast show. ”I dare say it’s been a shock to the system - a very emotional few minutes with the crew here.“”I’m feeling the emotion and the remorse...here as well."

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Residents have spoken of their terrifying bid to escape the inferno, crawling on hands and knees in smoke-logged hallways.

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'Whatever people said about that building, it was our home' - hostel resident

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Up to 10 people are dead and 20 people remain unaccounted for after a fire at Newtown’s Loafers Lodge in Wellington. A fire chief is calling his “worst nightmare”.

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Live: Fire breaks out at Wellington hostel - several people unaccounted for, 52 safe

A number of people are unaccounted for after a fire broke out in central Wellington.

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'Still got something to prove': AB veteran re-signs until 2026 nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-blac

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'I started vaping when I was 6 years old': Too addicted to quit - Children, teens hooked on vaping share regret nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-

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#BREAKING | 'Worst nightmare' - At least six people dead in Wellington hostel fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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Wellington locals told to wear a mask, keep windows shut, expect road delays after deadly fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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Budget 2023 games begin: Hipkins, Luxon trade barbs over 'priorities' nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/bu

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#BREAKING | 25-year-old woman charged with murder after deaths of two children in Ruakākā nzherald.co.nz/northern-advoc

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Auckland Council: 400 jobs to go as Wayne Brown works to fill budget hole nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-co

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'Our comms centre staff [111 call-takers] who were on the phone to people who they then lost contact with. This hurts us deeply': Fire manager's heartbreaking account after deadly Wellington hostel fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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'They were just little kiddies’: Community devastated as police open double homicide inquiry nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruakaka-com

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#LATEST | Live: 'Worst nightmare' - Multiple people dead in Wellington hostel fire nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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#BREAKING | Fire breaks out at Wellington hostel - 52 rescued, some unaccounted for, five in hospital nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington-

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Watch: Tiger shark attacks kayak, stunning fisherman nzherald.co.nz/world/tiger-sh

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