Fire fighters were called to a property at the end of Wairoa's Ruataniwha Rd about 1pm.

A Fire and Emergency spokesman says the house has been pretty much destroyed and crews are dampening down the site.

It's unclear whether anyone was inside.

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14 Jul: State Highway 56 in Manawatu-Whanganui is closed at Tiakitahuna - after a crash at about 7:30 this evening

10 Jul: Napier's 'Design Spun', spinning mill is closing, as well as its dye house - with 26 jobs going

08 Jul: Five military-style semi-automatic weapons have been found stored in children's bedrooms - in a Napier home

06 Jul: A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a baby found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach House

05 Jul: A new 12.7 million dollar investment in two new CT scanners, is expected to improve diagnostic services across Palmerston North

04 Jul: A pedestrian's died after being hit by a car near the Manawatu town of Feilding

02 Jul: Police have charged 12 more people - over a large dangerous boy racer meet in Levin, over King's Birthday weekend

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