Te Hauke, Hawke’s Bay church fire leaves only portrait of Jesus intact! Vigilant MindsPublished by Chris Willman in Mormonism · Sunday 12 Oct 2025 · Read time 1:00Tags: News Blog Home PageSource: New Zealand HeraldBy: Michaela GowerMultimedia Journalist · Hawkes Bay Today·12 Oct, 2025 05:39 PM A fire that completely destroyed a chapel in Hawke’s Bay left a portrait of Jesus untouched.Firefighters were called to the blaze in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Te Hauke, about 21km southwest of the city of Hastings, at 6.35am on Sunday.A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said crews were able to contain the fire to the chapel area of the church, but it was destroyed. The administration wing was only impacted by smoke damage, the spokesman said.The fire was extinguished by 8.10am by crews from Hastings, Waipawa, Tamatea, Tikokino, Napier and Ōtāne and firefighters remained at the scene for about five hours to monitor and dampen hotspots.An investigation on Monday was ongoing to determine the cause of the fire...Read Full Story Here The fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel left the building badly damaged.Photo / Ngāti Kahungunu.
