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Feilding murder probe looks at cold case arson
Police investigating the murder of a dairy farmer in his driveway are looking into an unsolved arson at the property two years ago.
Owners of burned hotel had enforced no-patch rule
A bar owner reportedly doused in petrol before he escaped his burning hotel had previous run-ins with gang members, locals say.
Robbers doused hotelier in petrol, lit hotel
A man was doused in petrol but managed to crawl to safety as his hotel burned to the ground after a robbery this morning.
Neighbours praised for fighting blaze
Fire is the third attack on an early childhood centre in the Nelson region in a year.
Manawatu house fire 'no accident'
A fire that razed a Manawatu home overnight was "no accident" police say, amid reports a molotov cocktail sparked the blaze.
Girl lit fire leaving no way out for mother
A teenager told police she knew a mother-of-three was at home when she started a fire that blocked the woman's chance to escape and left her to die.
Tearful teen admits murder charge over arson death
A tearful teenage girl who deliberately lit a fire which killed Pukekohe mum Lynette Chapman today changed her plea on a murder charge to guilty.
Teen changes plea to murder in arson death
A 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to murdering Pukekohe mother of three Lynette Chapman, who died in a fire in her home in January.
Teen jailed for mother of three's manslaughter
A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years jail for the manslaughter of a mother of three who was burned to death in her south Auckland home.