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Wellington: Man arrested and charged over fatal New Zealand hostel fire

The man has been charged with two counts of arson after the fire killed at least six people

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

New Zealand police arrest, charge man in connection with hostel fire that killed at least 6

New Zealand police have arrested a man and charged him with two counts of arson in connection with the fire at a Wellington hostel that killed at least six people

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

For a no-frills New Zealand budget it was ‘surprisingly frilly’: 5 experts on Labour’s big pre-election calls

Grant Robertson’s sixth budget was an exercise in threading various needles. Much of its substance had already been foreshadowed, and to begin with the mood music was suitably sober.

The Conversation · May 18, 2023

New Zealand police say hostel fire that killed 6 was arson, launch homicide investigation

New Zealand police say they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Deadly Wellington hostel fire being treated as arson, police say

New Zealand police open homicide inquiry after at least six die in Loafers Lodge blaze

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2023

Search and recovery resumes after NZ hostel fire

New Zealand police are treating a deadly hostel fire as suspicious as a grim search of the 92-room building resumes on Wednesday.

The New Daily · May 16, 2023

What we know about the Wellington Loafers Lodge hostel fire

A devastating fire ravaged through a hostel in New Zealand's capital early Tuesday morning, taking the lives of at least six people. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Six dead after fire engulfs hostel in Wellington, New Zealand

The cause of the fire is not known, but emergency services are treating the incident as suspicious.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023

A fire at a New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, the prime minister says

A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand's capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas.

WEKU · May 16, 2023

Loafers Lodge hostel fire was raging, with no sprinklers to stop it, by the time help arrived

Emergency services teams begin work to assess the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, determined to understand how the tragedy occurred.

ABC News · May 16, 2023