Emergency services on the scene of a shop fire on Lucknow Street - that kicked of around 8.30 this morning.

The highway's closed between Queen Street and Black Street - detours are in place.

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15 Feb: The North Island is continuing to get a battering from the weather this weekend

15 Feb: Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island

15 Feb: A person has died and three people have been hospitalised after a single vehicle crash in Whangarei's Ruatangata West

15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse

14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend

14 Feb: Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours

14 Feb: State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning

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