Boat fire at Whangaparāoa storage yard contained by firefighters
Sunday 15 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Firefighters responded to a blaze involving a boat at a storage yard on Poplar Road in Stanmore Bay just before 2.30am on Sunday. While one report describes the vessel as 16 metres long, another states it was 16 feet. Crews remained on site into the morning to manage hot spots.