Emergency services were called to reports of a house fire on Patons Rock Rd, Tākaka in the Nelson region about 4am. A home has been "extensively damaged” in an early-morning fire in Tākaka. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said emergency services were called to reports of a house fire on Patons Rock Rd, Tākaka in the Nelson region about 4am on Sunday. The fire, which is not being treated as suspicious, was contained with six fire engines in attendance attempting to fully extinguish it. A fire investigator would attend the scene on Sunday to determine the cause of the blaze.

Source: Stuff April 17, 2021 19:07 UTC