
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.
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.
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.
Fire crews are continuing to put out hot spots after a forest blaze forced the evacuation of more than 30 people.
A forest fire which closed State Highway 1 north of Auckland for five hours yesterday is being treated as suspicious.
Firefighters are praying for rain to help them fully extinguish the huge fire near Dunedin. The cost to fight the blaze is now over $500,000.
A major fire near Dunedin is continuing its destructive path through a large forestry plantation.
A massive fire northwest of Dunedin has so far razed 400 hectares of forest land and is so big in places firefighters can not get near it.
Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday continued to fight for his political life.
A 14-year-old youth will appear in court charged with arson after a huge fire north of Wellington forced over a hundred people to evacuate their homes.
The Fire Service believes a fire this morning at a west Auckland day care centre was deliberately lit.