Police source says fire that killed young mum and newborn was deliberately lit.

Man jailed for two years was under no supervision when setting fire to Dunedin bar.

Suspicious fire destroys gear and equipment at rugby club.

The identity of the man has been suppressed due to threatening behaviour on social media.

Woman charged with arson after two houses burn down in as many nights.

The 500-year-old Grade 1 listed mansion was gutted in the fire.

No one was home when fire broke out in an Invercargill home and now it's being treated as arson.

Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

Christchurch police are investigating two incidents in the city, the latest was when a man entered a tavern yesterday with a sawn-off shotgun.

Police are investigating a burglary and arson that happened in a Christchurch bar yesterday morning.

A fire which burned through 100ha of hillside near Arthur's Pass last week and four more fires on Saturday are suspected to be the work of an arsonist.

A 20-year-old Kaipara man is appearing in the Whangarei District Court today on one charge of arson.

A fire fighting helicopter pilot had an unexpected passenger hitch a ride in his monsoon bucket on Monday.

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

After extensive fire damage the Greymouth fishing boat Te Aroha has risen from the ashes and is back trawling off the West Coast.

A man obsessed by fire tried to burn down a classroom while on bail for assaulting a 91-year-old woman.

A 40-year-old man had been charged with arson after three fires in Dunedin overnight.

The 47-year-old man accused of lighting a number of rubbish bins on fire across Wellington has appeared in court. Robert Mackie

As her fiance celebrated his stag-do, the bride-to-be was being murdered.

Police have found four young people involved in an arson in Christchurch.

A man with gang links and considered dangerous by police is on the run and could be in Northland. Police are appealing to the public

A blazing wheelie bin, exploding spaghetti, and a hunt for the culprit through the dark streets of Whanganui made for an eventful

Eruptions, lahars, faster and better facilities, a catastrophic diesel spill and a devastating arson - it's been a hectic 30 years

"Did the logs go up?" asked Sheree Paul when police questioned her about an attempt to set her neighbour's fence on fire. Paul was

Police have charged a 22-year-old man with arson in relation to three fires in Westport's main street in recent months.

A fire at a community recycling depot in Alexandra is being investigated as an arson attack, with a detective saying it was clear a fire had been "deliberately lit".

Police are investigating a suspected arson at a Woodville property where a man was killed last month.

Police hunting for arsonist who torched designer home in Auckland suburb are investigating if the blaze is linked to opposition to its controversial construction.