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Search and recovery resumes after NZ hostel fire

New Zealand police are treating a deadly hostel fire as suspicious as a grim search of the 92-room building resumes on Wednesday.

The New Daily

What we know about the Wellington Loafers Lodge hostel fire

A devastating fire ravaged through a hostel in New Zealand's capital early Tuesday morning, taking the lives of at least six people. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News

‘Manifestation of a crisis’: Wellington hostel fire puts spotlight on dire state of New Zealand housing

Blaze that left at least six dead comes amid severe housing shortage in the New Zealand capital

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Six dead after fire engulfs hostel in Wellington, New Zealand

The cause of the fire is not known, but emergency services are treating the incident as suspicious.

Al Jazeera

Afternoon Update: PM dismisses push to cap negative gearing; Wellington hostel fire; and video of US guard killing trans man

Internal push for stronger housing policy reform comes amid fears Labor could bleed inner-city voters to the Greens over issue

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand hostel fire kills at least six

Wellington (AFP) - A fire ripped through a four-storey hostel in New Zealand's capital in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least six people as others fled for their lives, with some plucked from the roof.

AFP

Wellington hostel fire – live: Survivors had to choose whether to ‘jump out the window or just burn’

At least six people are dead and 11 are missing

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‘Smelt like poison’: Harrowing details from deadly NZ hostel blaze

Authorities have described a "confronting" scene at a Wellington hostel where at least six people died in a blaze early on Tuesday.

The New Daily

At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire

AFP

Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Wellington hostel fire – live: At least six killed after ‘once in a decade’ blaze engulfs New Zealand lodge

Authorities described it as ‘the worst nightmare for us’

The Independent UK

Six dead in New Zealand hostel fire as survivors had to choose whether to ‘jump out the window or just burn’

Four-storey, 92-room Wellington hostel was almost fully occupied at time of ‘once in a decade’ fire

The Independent UK

New Zealand hostel fire leaves 'six dead and 20 missing' as flames tear through building

Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt has described the blaze at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington as his 'worst nightmare'.

Daily Record

New Zealand hostel fire leaves multiple people dead in Wellington — as it happened

A hostel fire in New Zealand's capital has left multiple people dead in a "tragic event for all involved" — as it happened.

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Daily Mirror

New Zealand fire: Six dead and 30 guests missing after horror blaze rips through hostel

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

Reuters

New Zealand Hostel fire leaves multiple people dead

A fire at a multi-story hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, has left multiple people dead, Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The New Daily

‘Worst nightmare’: Six dead, many missing in NZ hostel blaze

Six people are confirmed dead and many more remain missing after a hostel went up in flames in New Zealand's capital overnight.

Newsroom.co.nz

Six bodies located after Wellington hostel blaze

Six bodies have been located - but not recovered - after a major fire in a Wellington hostel overnight

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AFP

Chiefs feel pressure after losing perfect Super Rugby record

Wellington (AFP) - Waikato Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan admits there is pressure on the Super Rugby Pacific leaders after losing their perfect record in a shock 25-22 defeat to the Queensland Reds.

AFP

All Blacks and Japan to face off more often under new deal

Wellington (AFP) - The All Blacks and Japan will meet regularly from 2024 to 2027 as part of a wide-ranging deal announced Wednesday aimed at growing rugby across the region.

Newsroom.co.nz

How KiwiRail got off track

Commuter chaos in the capital, trains grinding to a halt in Auckland - what's going on at KiwiRail?

AFP

New Zealand to host new international women's rugby tournament

Wellington (AFP) - World champions New Zealand will host an inaugural tournament involving the top six women's international rugby teams this year, the sport's governing body said Friday.

AFP

All Blacks star Jordan to return after 'migraine-related' condition

Wellington (AFP) - All Blacks star Will Jordan is set to play for the first time in eight months after being sidelined by a "migraine-related condition", Canterbury Crusaders said Thursday, with the World Cup looming.

ABC News

Palaeontologists uncover mystery of marsupial lion bones in Wellington Caves excavation

Researchers delving into Wellington Caves in western NSW say bone fracture patterns indicate that many of them had fallen through a hole in the cave ceiling and remained buried there, waiting to be discovered.

AFP

New Zealand boxer suffers stroke after world title defeat

Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand boxer David Light suffered a mild stroke and underwent surgery for a blood clot following his world title defeat to Lawrence Okolie, his coach said on Wednesday.

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