Police are investigating after a house fire in Waitaanga, near the Ruapehu District, in which one person was found dead.
Detective Inspector Brent Matuku says police were called to the house on Waitaanga at about 8am, Wednesday.
Police were working to identify the person who has died and they will be transported to Palmerston North for a post-mortem, Matuku said.
A guard is in place as the scene examination continues.