Ambulance staff are also at the scene on Meremere Street in Seaview, assessing the occupants of the house.

Fire Shift Manager John Ditmer says there are four crews at the scene.

It's believed the occupants of the house are elderly.

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28 Nov: In domestic cricket's Plunket Shield, the Auckland Aces are in the box seat after three days' play at Mount Maunganui

27 Nov: Ongoing efforts in Southland and Otago to control multiple vegetation fires

27 Nov: Large fires are still burning across Southland and Otago -as high winds fuel their spread

26 Nov: Plans to open New Zealand's first floating sauna, on Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown's CBD

26 Nov: An Ashburton man's been charged with careless use of a firearm, causing the death of a 21-year-old hunter on Stewart Island in July

25 Nov: Bringing healthcare closer to home could be on the horizon for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago

24 Nov: Southland Police investigating the assault of an Edendale man lured out of his home to help a woman, before being bashed unconscious, have released more details

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