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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Wellington articles  Wellington
    Manslaughter charges laid over Loafers Lodge hostel fire in NZ that killed five people
     5 June 2025
    Three people have been charged with manslaughter over the May 2023 boarding house fire in Wellington that killed five people, New Zealand Police has announced.
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    Three people involved in managing the fire-razed Loafers Lodge - have been charged with manslaughter
    5 Jun: Three people involved in managing the fire-razed Loafers Lodge - have been charged with manslaughter... more
    A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington
    2 Jun: A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington... more
    Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases
    30 May: Fury at the slowness to alert the community to crypto cases... more
    A Wellington woman's crediting her grandson for her whopping 17.2-million-dollar Powerball prize
    30 May: A Wellington woman's crediting her grandson for her whopping 17.2-million-dollar Powerball prize... more
    An Australian diplomat's partner has escaped conviction, over a late night assault charge in Wellington, after last year's Bledisloe Cup
    29 May: An Australian diplomat's partner has escaped conviction, over a late night assault charge in Wellington, after last year's Bledisloe Cup... more
    More details around funding for Wellington Hospital have been unveiled
    29 May: More details around funding for Wellington Hospital have been unveiled... more
    Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council
    28 May: Wellington's Mayor has hit back at disparaging comments from the Prime Minister today about the city's Council... more
    An early morning ram raid in Lower Hutt
    28 May: An early morning ram raid in Lower Hutt... more
    The Wellington Phoenix are disappointed to lose marquee striker Kosta Barbarouses
    27 May: The Wellington Phoenix are disappointed to lose marquee striker Kosta Barbarouses... more

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     06 Jun: The internet is working again in the Wellington region ++++++++++++++
     09 Jun: People in the Wellington suburb of Newtown can expect to see an increased Police presence in the area, after an unexplained death in the area on Saturday night +++++++++++
     16 Jun: A site in Wellington's Happy Valley is set to be transformed into a new bus depot ++++++++++
     02 Jun: A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington ++++++++++
     23 Jun: The trial begins today of a former Wellington school teacher accused of swindling 15-thousand dollars from her elderly mother, before allegedly killing her +++++++++
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     19 Jun: The Phoenix women have given their newest signing confidence a maiden A-League football title is in reach this season +++++++++

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      30 Jun: Khandallah murder trial: blood splatter found around the kitchen sink (Stuff.co.nz)
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      27 Jun: Loafers lodge property manager one of four charged with manslaughter (Stuff.co.nz)
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