Jazlyn WhalesBy Jazlyn Whales

Journalist·NZ Herald·

23 Aug, 2025 08:15 PMQuick Read

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Emergency services were called to the blaze just before 11pm on Saturday. Photo / Supplied

A large fire in an Auckland playground overnight is being treated as suspicious.

Multiple 111 calls alerted emergency services to the blaze at a playground in Flatbush just after 10.43pm on Saturday.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said one fire truck responded to the incident.

As well
as the playground, nearby scrub was also found to be on fire.