Police suspect arson after six car fires in Christchurch overnight.

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 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.

The US town of Ferguson woke to scenes of destruction after a night of looting and arson that followed a decision not to charge a white cop who killed a black teen.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out this morning in Auckland on the victim of a fatal boat fire on Waiheke Island.

A frustrated conservationist who set fire to a lodge on an unspoilt island in the Hauraki Gulf has avoided a jail term, partly due to his service protecting the environment.

Fifteen fire engines are battling a large blaze which has engulfed an abandoned school hall in Petone this evening.

Two early morning fires deliberately lit at an Auckland school and church may have been started by the same people, police say.

The families of the victims of the so-called House of Horror murders in Christchurch will have a big say in what is put on the empty site in Aranui.

Convicted child killer Jeremy McLaughlin is appealing against his conviction and sentence for the murder of Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Bayliss.

A jilted grandmother embarked on a campaign of intimidation after her ex-partner ended their relationship, which included repeatedly setting fire to the man's Tokoroa home.

The family of the boy killed by Jeremy McLaughlin in Australia are relieved at his sentence, but say the case has invoked painful memories.

Double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin will be almost 60 by the time he can apply for parole again.

Double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin has been jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 23 years for the 2011 killing of Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Bayliss.

A German forensics expert has been asked to help police solve the mysterious death of a woman while being treated in hospital for burns she suffered in a suspected arson.

An elderly firebug has been jailed for more than seven years today after lighting a series of forest fires south of Nelson.