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Northland news briefs: No suspects in suspicious lodge fire; and Hongi Hika's musket withdrawn from sale after authenticity questioned

Northland news briefs: No suspects in suspicious lodge fire; and Hongi Hika's musket withdrawn from sale after authenticity questioned
13 May, 2021 05:00 PM
3 minutes to read
Kohukohu's Masonic Lodge, a 130-year-old category 2 heritage building, was destroyed in a suspicious fire on April 30. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Kohukohu's Masonic Lodge, a 130-year-old category 2 heritage building, was destroyed in a suspicious fire on April 30. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate
Police investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a heritage building in Kohukohu have a few more people to interview but no firm suspects yet. The 130-year-old Masonic Lodge was razed in a ferocious fire that started around 4.30am on April 30. Only the efforts of volunteer firefighters — particularly Eva Walker and Lindsey Davidson — and a neighbour with a garden hose stopped the fire spreading to nearby cottages. Kaitaia Detective Sergeant Simon Wihongi said he planned to interview a few more people this week and urged anyone with information about the fire, or who had seen anything suspicious before the blaze to call 105.

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Rawene fire: Early morning flare-up threatens houses

Rawene fire: Early morning flare-up threatens houses
18 Jan, 2021 09:25 PM
4 minutes to read
A firefighter dampens down the side of Rawene Rd where the fire started on Monday afternoon. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A flare-up threatening homes had firefighters scrambling back to a large forest fire near Rawene about 4.30am this morning.
The fire started on the side of Rawene Rd, 2km north of the State Highway 12 turnoff, about 3pm on Monday. Fanned by strong, gusty winds, it spread quickly uphill into young pines.
Seven appliances and about 30 firefighters from Rawene, Kaikohe and Kerikeri responded.

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