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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01 Apr: Rescuers can't believe the luck of two men after a daring rescue off Marlborough's east coast

28 Mar: The Black Caps have beaten Bangladesh by 66 runs in the first Twenty20 cricket international at Hamilton's Seddon Park

24 Mar: Increasing global demand for our West Coast butter

11 Mar: Record house sales on the West Coast

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Environment:
Greenpeace has uncovered widespread use of illegal driftnets in the northwest Indian Ocean, one of the world's most ecologically vulnerable fishing grounds 21:57

Law and Order:
Three further Covid-19 locations of interest in Auckland have been announced 21:17

Health & Safety:
A close contact of the covid positive security guard from Auckland's Grand Millennium MIQ has now also tested positive for the virus 20:27

Environment:
The Crusaders have returned to winning ways in Super Rugby Aotearoa, but have needed an golden point extra time drop goal to do so 18:57

International:
Iran's Natanz nuclear site has a problem involving its electrical distribution grid 18:37

Law and Order:
A man who crashed into a police car while fleeing from officers investigating an assault on Auckland's Ponsonby Rd has been arrested 18:27

Soccer:
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay's insists his side remains a shot of making the A-League finals 18:17

Environment:
A strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1300 buildings 17:37

Cricket:
White Ferns stand-in skipper Amy Satterthwaite's calling for better efforts with the bat 17:17

Cricket:
Black Cap Jimmy Neesham believes his Indian Premier League side the Mumbai Indians has what it takes to go back to back 16:57

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