Loafers Lodge fire homicide inquiry: Police work through list of suspects
At least six bodies have been found, and there are fewer than 20 people unaccounted for.
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Man set fire at Napier property after being confronted for stealing cash at party.
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Wife who doused husband in petrol didn't intend to kill him
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51-year-old pleads guilty to murder of woman who died in Auckland house fire
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Vandalism sees New Plymouth’s Christmas Eve horse racing moved
Raceway fears damage to its racing track could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Auckland Hindu temple targeted in arson attack, police release photos of suspects
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Video: Pair set fire to family-owned restaurant with firework
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‘You’re wasting my time’: Man charged with arson tells judge to 'hurry up and sentence me'
Jesse Simkin said he hates his stepfather and wanted to hurt him as much as he could.
50 years behind bars: What life is really like for an ageing serial arsonist
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South Wairarapa alleged arsonist arrested
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Homicide probe: Man arrested after fatal Levin house fire
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Disabled man died in Mt Roskill after being coached to commit arson, court hears
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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
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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
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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
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Historic $5.4m villa torched: Arsonist jailed for nearly five years
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Teen in court over supermarket chip aisle fire
The blaze caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of water, smoke and fire damage.