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A Waikato school has been closed for the day after a lightning strike started a fire in the roof of the school hall.

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An 11-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car that veered off the road and into a primary school in Melbourne's east.

Animals have died in the fire and there has been an enormous loss of habitat, DOC says.

The highway south of Tākaka in Golden Bay has reopened to one lane after power pole and electricity lines came down over SH60.

A woman has died in a water-related event east of Auckland, on Labour Day.

Firefighters have put out a house fire in Christchurch, which sent smoke billowing across the city.

A fire at a Kāinga Ora apartment block in Auckland, which left dozens of flats without power and water, is now being treated as suspicious.

A body has been found in the water near the coastal Lower Hutt suburb of Eastbourne.

Part of a main road linking Auckland to Helensville was temporarily closed after a "serious" crash, but has now reopened.

A man with "severe injuries" was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning but died soon after.

Fire and Emergency incident controller Mark Tinworth said the fire has now been fully contained and under control for three days.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand says firefighters were called to an address in Meadowbank just before 3pm on Friday.

New information has been recovered that police hope could help them pinpoint the killer of Baby Ru, who died a year ago.

An 84-year-old was sent home from hospital without diagnosis, before dialling 111 and waiting hours.

It was believed the man had burns to 80 percent of his body.