Police treating Bucklands Beach house fire as double homicide

Wednesday 8 October 2025 · 4 outlets · 5 reports · updated Wed 8 Oct 2025, 1:09pm

Police are investigating a house fire in Bucklands Beach as a double homicide after determining the blaze was deliberately lit. The fire, which occurred on October 2, killed a 36-year-old man and his 11-year-old son, while injuring two other people.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 8 Oct 2025, 9:57am

   Police to give update on double-fatal Bucklands Beach house fire probe as local school mourns (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsWed 8 Oct 2025, 12:31pm

   Full video: Police update fatal Auckland house fire probe (opens in new tab)

   • Police say house fire that killed two in Auckland deliberately lit (opens in new tab) Wed 8 Oct 2025, 12:43pm
3. RNZWed 8 Oct 2025, 1:03pm

   Auckland house fire that killed child and man was intentionally lit, police say (opens in new tab)

4. StuffWed 8 Oct 2025, 1:09pm

   House fire was deliberately lit; homicide victims are father and 11-year-old son (opens in new tab)