50 years behind bars: What life is really like for an ageing serial arsonist
The 73-year-old is one of a growing number of elderly men in prison.
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South Wairarapa alleged arsonist arrested
Fires were lit at two properties, Wards Line near Greytown, damaging several buildings.
Homicide probe: Man arrested after fatal Levin house fire
The man has been charged with murder and arson and is due to appear in court tomorrow.
Disabled man died in Mt Roskill after being coached to commit arson, court hears
Stephen Rhys Ewart died after accidentally setting himself on fire in 2017.
MSD arsonist may have burns on face: police
Arsonist smashed window and threw molotov cocktail inside; damaged office remains closed
'Traumatised' arson victim: 'Leave us alone'
Mihaka warned the victim to get the children out of the house before he set fire to it.
Osaka arson suspect identified, buildings to be checked
The suspect set a mental clinic ablaze in an eight-story building where he was a patient.
Name suppression granted for man accused of setting fire inside West Auckland home
Police responded to a report of a family harm incident on October 6.
Man who torched house in retribution sent to jail
Home owner left about 30k out of pocket after man burns down house in Northland
Revealed: The ex-firefighter who became one of NZ's worst serial arsonists
A former volunteer firefighter was responsible for torching a dozen Auckland properties.
Arson trial: Couple accused of burning down house for $85,000 windfall
A man and a woman are accused of burning a house down to gain money from insurance.
Gangs of the Mainland: 'Prospect for violence real' as patch numbers surge in Canterbury
Gang numbers surging upward in NZ - and soon the South Island chapters could be warring.
Big Read: Mortal fear for remote arson-plagued community
There's one name that keeps cropping up - is he the mystery arsonist?
Northland arsonist re-sentenced to community work
Starting a fire in a historic Bay of Islands reserve with a home-made bomb reckless.
Wellington police seek witnesses to vehicles allegedly linked to car fire
Police are looking for information on two cars which may be linked to a fire yesterday.
Trial date set for six facing kidnapping and shooting charges
Five men and a woman appeared at the High Court in Whangārei on Thursday.
Suspected arson at Auckland Pak'nSave after fire lit in trolley
Authorities are investigating a fire being lit in a trolley at a Pak'nSave last night.
Historic $5.4m villa torched: Arsonist jailed for nearly five years
Jonathon Gary Brown says 'a feeling came over him' when he was inside the house.
Teen in court over supermarket chip aisle fire
The blaze caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of water, smoke and fire damage.
Arson charge after Countdown chip aisle fire
Court date after Countdown mall fire sparks massive call-out.
Sentence shortened for man who left unconscious victim next to burning car
The victim was hospitalised for several days and required rehabilitation.
Woman set uncle's tent on fire - with him inside
Mandy Hooper told her uncle to pack up and leave - then lit his tent on fire.
Amberley tyre fire: Man in court charged with arson
A man has been charged in connection with a tyre fire in North Canterbury.
Man accused of arson after fire damages 105-year-old mansion
Owners 'devastated' by early-morning blaze.
Ponsonby church fire: Was it arson?
At the height of the fire smoke could be seen from across Waitemata Harbour
What sex worker told son after fatal fire
The woman called her son from the police station after she allegedly set a house on fire.
Fatal fire: New clue after woman charged over Melbourne blaze which killed parents, baby
Young mum, her partner and their 3-week-old daughter were tragically found dead.
Woman charged with murder after couple and newborn killed in suspicious blaze
Young mother, her partner and their newborn baby were killed in a house fire in Melbourne.
Mt Albert Grammar hostel set alight during rain storm
School leaders say a midnight arson attack could have proved deadly.
Moment In Crime: Death on duty - cops killed on frontline
Episode 11 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at NZ police officers killed while on duty
Christchurch arson-accused's dad tearfully tells son he loves him in court
A 21-year-old man has had his first appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
A Moment In Crime Podcast: The Lundy murders, 20 years on
Episode 10 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at the 2000 Lundy murders
Intruder in the night - the unsolved murder of schoolgirl Alicia O'Reilly
Episode 9 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at 1980 rape, murder of Alicia O'Reilly
Scott Guy murder: 10 years on from the death of a farmer, father, friend
Herald podcast: A Moment In Crime revisits the 2010 murder of Feilding farmer Scott Guy.