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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27 Dec: Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon

22 Dec: Police are responding to a serious water incident north of Napier

18 Dec: Police are hoping an offender profile will help the public identify the person responsible for a death in Hawke's Bay's Hastings

18 Dec: A person has died in a single vehicle crash south of Flemington in the Hawke's Bay last night

17 Dec: A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months jail for threatening a mass stabbing attack, distributing objectionable material and indecent communications

15 Dec: Police have named the two people found dead after a house fire in Manawatu last week

14 Dec: Crews on the ground and in the air are fighting to put out a vegetation fire in rural Whanganui

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