Pair on arson, theft charges

Two Oamaru men have been arrested after a Nissan Mistral was allegedly set alight in Wairere Dell early on Sunday morning.

A 25-year-old man will appear in the Dunedin District Court today charged with arson, theft from a motor vehicle and disorderly behaviour relating to a separate incident earlier in the evening.

A 23-year-old man was remanded in custody to appear in the Oamaru District Court on Thursday on charges of arson and theft from a motor vehicle.

He also faces further charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified and drink-driving.

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