Apparent firebug attack ruins two vehicles
A suspicious fire which destroyed two parked vehicles in St Clair, Dunedin, at the weekend was ''ugly and devastating for the owners'', Detective Iain Ferguson said.
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Burning couches keep service busy
Burning couches keep service busy
Firefighters were kept busy attending four couch fires in the student quarter on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Arsonist sets wheelie bins ablaze
Arsonist sets wheelie bins ablaze
A wheelie-bin arsonist left mounds of melted plastic and a Dunedin suburb ''saturated'' with police patrols yesterday morning.
Suspected arsons in city overnight
Suspected arsons in city overnight
Police are investigation two suspected arsons in Dunedin overnight.
String of blazes stretches fire crews
String of blazes stretches fire crews
Fires raged up and down the country yesterday stretching emergency services to "maximum capacity".
Charged with arson after fire
Charged with arson after fire
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly deliberately setting fire to a Mosgiel house on Christmas night.
Arson charge after luxury home razed
Arson charge after luxury home razed
A man has been charged with burning down his multimillion-dollar luxury home in the Bay of Islands.
Arson arrest after forest fire spate
Arson arrest after forest fire spate
A 71-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson following a spate of forest fires near Nelson.
Partygoers thought behind scrub fire
Partygoers thought behind scrub fire
Revellers at a party are believed to have set off two flares that started a large scrub fire in Northland today.
Police seek public help solving spate of arsons
Police seek public help solving spate of arsons
Dunedin police have made a plea for help from the public after nine suspicious fires were lit in the city at the weekend.
Man admits Cuba Mall arson
Man admits Cuba Mall arson
A man who set fire to his car in a central Wellington pedestrian mall on election day last year has pleaded guilty to arson.
Man held after LA arson spree
Man held after LA arson spree
Los Angeles Police Charlie Beck said he is confident authorities have their man after a person of interest was detained in connection with dozens of arson fires.
Arson suspected in Waverley house fire
Arson suspected in Waverley house fire
A fire that gutted a million-dollar Dunedin house yesterday is being treated as a suspected arson.
Firebug on the loose in Hollywood
Firebug on the loose in Hollywood
An arsonist swept through the Hollywood area under the cover of dark early on Friday (local time), torching vehicles whose flames ignited nearby houses, including one once occupied by Doors frontman Jim Morrison.
Arrest over Foxton Racecourse fires
Arrest over Foxton Racecourse fires
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in relation to five fires at the Foxton Racecourse over the past month.
Help needed to stop firebug
Help needed to stop firebug
The Dunedin CIB has distributed fliers to about 90 Caversham households warning a possible arsonist or arsonists may be at work in the area, following another suspicious rubbish fire in College St at the weekend.
Suspected arson at student flat could have been 'deadly'
Suspected arson at student flat could have been 'deadly'
A suspected arson attack on an occupied student flat early yesterday could have had deadly consequences, police and Fire Service personnel say.
Woman's home target of arsonist
Woman's home target of arsonist
Waking from a deep sleep to find your front door on fire about a metre from your head is a particularly distressing experience, an Ocean Grove resident says.
Boat doused, set alight
Boat doused, set alight
Police investigating the arson of a boat in Hampden this week have released a photograph of a plastic container found at the scene.
Arson, authorities say
Arson, authorities say
A fire that severely damaged a Green Island cafe yesterday was arson, police and the Fire Service say.