A person was found dead at the Kensington property just after 10pm.

Five appliances attended the blaze, and emergency services say others at the home were all accounted for.

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21 Feb: It's a Super Rugby "rinse and repeat' moment for Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph

19 Feb: One person's died at Dunedin's St Clair Beach, pulled unresponsive from the water about midday

17 Feb: Three people ended up in Dunedin hospital on Saturday - in varying states of consciousness, hit in the head by thrown objects at a party on Castle Street

17 Feb: A Dunedin man who sent a secretly-recorded sex tape to dozens of rugby mates, has failed to have his conviction quashed

14 Feb: A big start to the Super Rugby season for the Highlanders - edging the Crusaders 25-23 in Dunedin

13 Feb: Police will be out in force across Dunedin's student quarter as Flo-Week draws to a close

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Pro-democracy Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's fraud offence overturned 21:07

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