Historic ship The Tui suffers significant damage in Paihia fire

Wednesday 4 June 2025 · 4 outlets · 5 reports · updated Wed 4 Jun 2025, 4:31pm

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Kelly Tarlton

A fire broke out on the historic timber ship The Tui near the Waitangi Bridge in Paihia at approximately 4am on Wednesday. Fire and Emergency crews worked to extinguish the blaze, which left the vessel significantly damaged.

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1. NZ HeraldWed 4 Jun 2025, 6:38am

   Historic ship The Tui ablaze near Waitangi Bridge in Paihia (opens in new tab)

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2. 1NewsWed 4 Jun 2025, 7:01am

   Historic ship The Tui 'significantly damaged' by fire in Paihia (opens in new tab)

3. StuffWed 4 Jun 2025, 7:22am

   Historic ship The Tui on fire, ‘significantly damaged’ (opens in new tab)

4. RNZWed 4 Jun 2025, 7:52am

   Historic ship Tui on fire near Paihia's Waitangi Bridge (opens in new tab)