Police are making progress in their investigation into a suspicious fire that gutted a Housing New Zealand home in Clinkard Ave, Rotorua last week.
A police spokesman said they were "following positive lines of inquiry".
Firefighters were called to the wooden home just before 6pm last Tuesday.
![The remains of the Clinkard Ave house. Photo/Stephen Parker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/37E5AND4KH3VYVA3OKEMS3QU4Q.jpg?auth=8b9fbe6be4ee01103dbe23131a9b851b54619185f2f825761869add2ae119062&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Fire risk management officer Stuart Craddock said the fire was "definitely suspicious", and determined it started in the lounge and was fuelled by furniture.