One person has died following a house fire north of Auckland overnight.
A police spokesperson said the person died at a residential address on Birdsall Road in Whangateau last night.
Emergency services were notified of the fire just before 7pm yesterday.
The house was already well alight on arrival, a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said.
Police and a Fire and Emergency investigator will be making further inquiries today into the cause of the fire.
One crew is still at the scene, dampening down hotspots.
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