Northland house fire treated as suspicious after late-night blaze

Firefighters were sent to the fire just after 10pm.

A house fire in Northland is being treated as suspicious.

Emergency services were alerted to the fire in Opononi, on the southern shore of Hokianga Harbour, at 10.15pm last night.

They found the home “well involved” on arrival a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.

“They extinguished [the fire] and left
the scene at 12.15am. It is being treated as suspicious and a fire investigator’s heading to the scene this morning.”