The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

New Zealand police say they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation

WELLINGTON: An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police said on Wednesday, as they opened a homicide investigation.

Mushroom Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest independent music and entertainment group. Mushroom is called home by more than 200 of Australia and New Zealand’s most experienced, creative and passionate people; and they work closely with thousands of artists and organisations worldwide – year in, year out. With the…

Police treating fatal blaze at Loafers Lodge as suspected arson

New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blaze

New Zealand's deadly hostel blaze has become a homicide investigation, as police confirm it is a suspected arson.

The deaths of at least six people at Wellington’s Loafers Lodge has shone a light on the country’s long-ignored housing crisis

Whether it’s Chris Hipkins or Christopher Luxon, neither leader has seized the moment, allowing the smaller parties to play a major role in the next election

New Zealand police said on Wednesday a fire at a hostel in the capital, Wellington, in which at least six people were killed was suspected to have been arson and they had opened a homicide inquiry.

New Zealand police are treating a deadly hostel fire as suspicious as a grim search of the 92-room building resumes on Wednesday.

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.