The explosion occurred at an isolated rural property in Mahia, about two this morning.

Fire-fighters say the house was well on fire when crews arrived.

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22 Oct: Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu

21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today

20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson

18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon

17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North

16 Oct: Police have found a woman's red station wagon - as they investigate her death in Pahiatua yesterday, west of Palmerston North

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