Dozens of firefighters are battling the blaze in South Auckland. Photo: Sam Sword via NZ HeraldMore than Dozens of firefighters are tackling an out-of-control blaze "as high as warehouses" in South Auckland. Fire and Emergency New Zealand area commander Geoff Purcell said the "deep-seated" fire could burn all day. "It's a huge fire and there's a lot of really thick, black smoke coming from it. Nobody has been injured in the blaze, the cause of which was unknown.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 06, 2018 19:30 UTC