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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.

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Watch: Deadly hostel fire, Sandy Roberts cancer battle, Housing debate

Watch: At least six people have died and 20 have been injured in a deadly hostel fire in New Zealand. Two people have been killed after two cars collided

The New Daily

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.

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An expert’s guide to drinking beer for people who don’t do well with gluten

It’s estimated coeliac disease affects 1.4% of the world’s population – a staggering 112,000,000 people or so in total.

The Conversation

Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Wellington hostel fire – live: At least six killed after ‘once in a decade’ blaze engulfs New Zealand lodge

Authorities described it as ‘the worst nightmare for us’

The Independent UK

Six dead in New Zealand hostel fire as survivors had to choose whether to ‘jump out the window or just burn’

Four-storey, 92-room Wellington hostel was almost fully occupied at time of ‘once in a decade’ fire

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Six killed in New Zealand hostel fire with more feared dead and people 'unaccounted for'

"This is our worst nightmare"

Manchester Evening News

NASA ditches giant 'superpressure' balloon into Pacific Ocean after anomaly

A NASA scientific balloon flight was terminated Sunday (May 14) after the craft developed an irreparable leak about a day and a half into flight.

Space

Wellbeing is so last year – Labour's 'no frills' budget points to an uninspiring NZ election

If the recent flood of sleep-inducing pre-budget speeches and commentary is any indication, New Zealand voters can expect largely unimaginative leadership that fails to prepare the country for an uncertain future, regardless of who wins October’s election.

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At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire, says prime minister

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 in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”

France 24

Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says

New Zealand's prime minister says an overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand’s capital has killed at least six people

The Independent UK

New Zealand hostel fire leaves 'six dead and 20 missing' as flames tear through building

Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt has described the blaze at the Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington as his 'worst nightmare'.

Daily Record

New Zealand hostel fire leaves multiple people dead in Wellington — as it happened

A hostel fire in New Zealand's capital has left multiple people dead in a "tragic event for all involved" — as it happened.

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Daily Mirror

New Zealand fire: Six dead and 30 guests missing after horror blaze rips through hostel

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

Reuters

New Zealand Hostel fire leaves multiple people dead

A fire at a multi-story hostel in Wellington, New Zealand, has left multiple people dead, Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The New Daily

‘Worst nightmare’: Six dead, many missing in NZ hostel blaze

Six people are confirmed dead and many more remain missing after a hostel went up in flames in New Zealand's capital overnight.

The Conversation

New Zealand's reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another medical school

The New Zealand health system is currently in the throes of its biggest reorganisation in more than 20 years. The aim is to provide more efficiency and equity.

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Daily Mirror

New Zealand rugby star Billy Guyton, 33, dies after retiring due to concussion problems

Billy Guyton played for the Blues, Crusaders and Hurricanes in Super Rugby, while also representing Tasman 52 times before retiring in 2018 as a result of concussion symptoms

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter

Bernadine Swale thought she couldn’t cope after her divorce. Now, she loves her life cycling around Florida with terriers and fine-dining with schnauzers in New Zealand

iMore

iPhone 14 satellite features now available in Australia and New Zealand

Apple has officially announced that its satellite connectivity features for Emergency SOS via satellite are now available in Australia and New Zealand.

The Conversation

Home support work in NZ is already insecure and underpaid – automation may only make it worse

The number of number of people aged 65 years or older living in New Zealand is likely to hit one million by 2028, according to the latest statistics – up from under 300,000 in 1980. Caring for this ageing population will become increasingly important.

The Guardian - AU

Apple launches satellite emergency SOS service in Australia and New Zealand

The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists

The Guardian - AU

Billion dollars for cyclone and flood recovery in New Zealand budget

Record-breaking rainfall hit Auckland, in January, only to be followed by Cyclone Gabrielle ravaging the North Island in February

Daily Record

Cops probing New Zealand mining disaster which killed two Scots may have found more human remains

Malcolm Campbell, 25, from St Andrews and fellow Scot Pete Rodger, 40, perished along with 27 colleagues when a methane gas explosion ripped through the Pike River mine in November 2010.

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