Fire and Emergency were called to the blaze just after nine last night .. it was contained by just after midnight.

Firefighters monitored the scene overnight and crews will be heading back out there this morning.

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25 Nov: Police are working to identify a body found during the search for missing woman Te Anihana Pomana

24 Nov: Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga

24 Nov: A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine

23 Nov: Authorities are continuing to search for a Tauranga man, who's been missing since Thursday night

22 Nov: A child's been airlifted to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a log at Raglan

22 Nov: A fire investigator's heading out to the scene of a suspicious house fire in Northland's Opononi

21 Nov: Waikato's Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined 105 thousand dollar for unlawfully discharging wastewater from its treatment plant in Waihou, near Te Aroha

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National:
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Business:
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Law and Order:
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International:
Court dismisses criminal cases against Donald Trump critics James Comey and Letitia James 7:57

Business:
A view the Government could have gone further on changes to the building consents regime 7:47

Entertainment:
Jonathan Bailey has bemoaned the "limiting narratives" that stifle aspiring stars 7:38

Health & Safety:
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Rugby League:
Tom Trbojevic has been named the Manly Sea Eagles' new captain in the wake of Daly Cherry-Evans heading to the Sydney Roosters 7:27

International:
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation closes as ceasefire holds 7:27

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