Crews from seven fire stations including Invercargill responded, from about 8 o'clock last night.

A shift manager says it's now out, but crews are monitoring it.

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21 Nov: Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help

20 Nov: An inmate's died at Invercargill Prison - believed to be from natural causes

20 Nov: Wellington are scrambling on the third day of cricket's Plunket Shield opening round against Otago at the Basin Reserve

18 Nov: Three overnight fires in Dunedin are being treated as suspicious

17 Nov: Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre

17 Nov: It'll now be easier for travellers to go between beaches and snow - with Air New Zealand announcing a new non-stop seasonal service between Queenstown and Brisbane

16 Nov: Travellers are advised of a serious incident on State Highway 6 at Central Otago's Kawarau Gorge that may result in delays

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Cricket:
Kane Williamson features in Black Caps coach Rob Walter's maiden home test squad for the first test against the West Indies 14:47

Business:
Air New Zealand's CEO says the pay increase offered to staff isn't less than inflation, despite union claims 14:27

International:
US, Ukraine negotiating 'updated and refined' peace proposal aimed at ending war with Russia 14:27

Living & Travel:
Titanic passenger Isidor Straus's gold pocket watch sells for record $3.6 million at auction 14:17

Christchurch:
Police have found a body in Christchurch's Lake Rua 14:07

Accident and Emergency:
Police are recovering a body in the water near Chapel Street in Tauranga 13:27

Motoring:
What did McLaren do wrong to get Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris disqualified from the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix? 13:07

Law and Order:
The 14-man New Zealand test cricket squad has been released for the opening match against the West Indies in Christchurch starting Tuesday week with Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner contesting the pace bowling spots 13:07

Tennis:
Italy have blitzed Spain to claim a third consecutive Davis Cup tennis title, courtesy of singles victories to Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli in Bologna 12:07

Business:
A polluting Waikato pig farm has been handed a record half a million dollar fine 11:57

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