UpdatedNZ Herald11 Aug, 2026 06:44 PMQuick ReadFirefighters were called just after 1am to a van fire in Outer Kaiti that was threatening a house. File photo / NZMEFirefighters were called just after 1am to a van fire in Outer Kaiti that was threatening a house. File photo / NZMEA person is in hospital in a serious condition after a van caught fire in Tairāwhiti overnight. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it received its first of multiple calls about a car fire in the Gisborne suburb of Outer Kaiti at 1.10am, central shift manager Alison Munn said.