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Prisoner sets fire to bedding, injures two
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.
Lesbian couple targeted in hate crime arson
A lesbian couple have been targeted by arson and had anti-gay slurs graffitied on their property.
Torched primary school to reopen on time
The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.
Minutes to destroy, years to rebuild school
A clean-up began yesterday at a primary school left in ruins after a fire swept through a third of its buildings on Friday.
Arsonist sets fire to dog in pen
A 3-year-old dog has been burned to death by an arsonist who doused its pen with petrol and set it alight.
Eight years' jail for arsonist with no regrets
Arsonist Phoebe O'Donaghue has no remorse and no empathy for the family whose house she torched as they slept, a Probation Service report says.
<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty
You might be surprised how often insurance companies call their customers liars, fraudsters or criminals, and the flimsy basis on which they sometimes do so.
'Hold still' - Man captures arson on cellphone
A man used his cellphone camera to take a photo of people at the scene of the alleged arson of a 4WD vehicle near Te Puke.