One person dead after house fire in Mahora

Monday 29 September 2025 · 3 outlets · 6 reports · updated Tue 30 Sep 2025, 3:13pm

One person was found dead following a house fire on Tamatea Street in Hastings on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the Mahora property around 2.40pm, and firefighters subsequently extinguished the blaze. Police are currently conducting an investigation and a formal identification process is underway.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 29 Sep 2025, 4:15pm

   House fire in Hastings; police and firefighters in attendance (opens in new tab)

   • One dead after house fire in Hastings, identification process under way (opens in new tab) Mon 29 Sep 2025, 8:59pm
   • Hastings neighbours battle fatal Mahora house fire with garden hoses as windows explode (opens in new tab) Tue 30 Sep 2025, 3:13pm
2. StuffMon 29 Sep 2025, 9:45pm

   One dead in Hastings house fire (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsTue 30 Sep 2025, 6:49am

   One person dies in Hastings house fire (opens in new tab)

   • One dead after house fire in Hastings (opens in new tab) Tue 30 Sep 2025, 6:49am