Police have confirmed one person has died and more are unaccounted for after a house fire in Southland in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services were called to the single-storey home in View St, Manapouri, at around 3.40am on Thursday.
Detective Sergeant Mark McCloy said inquiries were ongoing to account for people inside.
“Police will work alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand to conduct a scene examination and inquiries over the next days.”
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said two crews responded from Te Anau and one crew from Manapouri.
The cause of the blaze remained unknown.