Two lower North Island schools burned overnight, amid fears a copycat arsonist is on the loose.

A man charged over two suspicious fires in Wainuiomata has been charged with another eight counts of arson.

A family home which was badly damaged by fire just two weeks ago was this morning completely destroyed by burglars.

A suspected arson attack destroyed a home and damaged a business in West Auckland early yesterday.

An Auckland nurse, whose husband has been convicted of trying to murder her 12 years ago, may get compensation.

Coromandel town police officers are baffled as to why anyone would want to set fire to their small station.

An apprentice mechanic whose dream car was torched in Masterton on Saturday has been swamped with offers of parts from all around the country.

Police today apologised for arresting a Tokoroa woman more than five years after she lost her job when she was wrongly charged with conspiracy to commit arson and two years after the police watchdog found the investigation was botched.

A prisoner set fire to her cell bedding at Christchurch Women's Prison last night, causing extensive damage and injuring two prison guards who came to help her.