The blaze has closed part of Main Street between Linden Avenue and McLellan Street.

Diversions are in place but motorists are being asked to avoid the area.

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28 Oct: One person's been seriously injured and flown to hospital - after a crash on a major Waikato highway

28 Oct: The landlord of a central Auckland boarding house has not made a 240-thousand-dollar payment - over safety risks

28 Oct: Damage in the lower South Island is so widespread, efforts to restore power could take weeks

28 Oct: State Highway 1 is now open north of Christchurch, after a multi-vehicle crash this morning

28 Oct: Labour Weekend has come to a close - with two fatalities on our roads

27 Oct: Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways

27 Oct: A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall

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