A body has been found at the scene of a fire at Rock and Pillar, inland Otago, police have confirmed. Emergency services initially responded to a report of a fire in trees at the property on State Highway 87, south of Hyde, just before 5pm today. Police said they were working to understand the circumstances. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said the blaze had been put out. A fire investigator was at the scene and working alongside police.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2021 06:33 UTC