Fire services says it was called to the blaze at Tallys Wharf about 3.20pm.

Witnesses tell of sirens blaring through the nearby streets and fire trucks en masse.

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11 Sep: A dolphin has been decapitated on a beach north of Kaikoura

09 Sep: A new open ocean aquaculture farm's anticipated to bring in annual revenue of 350 million dollars when fully operational

05 Sep: Frustration in Nelson, as the South Island's biggest sawmill closes down

05 Sep: Residents have been allowed to return home in Nelson, after being evacuated due to the discovery of a suspicious item

04 Sep: Police have closed down a section of road in Nelson, after a suspicious item was found this afternoon

04 Sep: More staff on the way for Nelson Hospital, but it will be months before they start

27 Aug: Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning

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Frankie Muniz turned down hosting Saturday Night Live so he could meet his childhood crush Amanda Bynes 20:31

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Lindsay Arnold was banned from weighing herself as a child 19:01

Netball:
Interim Silver Ferns coach Yvette McCausland-Durie has named a squad of 14 ahead of Sunday's first test of their home series against South Africa 18:57

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