The man charged with burning down a house he lived at in Aramoho has pleaded not guilty to arson.
Court documents listed Maarten Jacob Kuypers' address as 71 Delhi Ave, a house that was burned down on January 20 in a suspected arson attack.
The 23-year-old is charged with damaging a property by fire, "knowing that danger to life was likely to ensue".
A couple in their 40s with a 21-year-old son also lived in the house.
Kuypers - whose relationship to the Delhi Ave family is not known - appeared in Whanganui District Court on Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to the charge and elected trial by jury.