Man to face trial for Govt House arson

A 38-year-old man charged with arson after a molotov cocktail attack on Wellington's Government House has been committed for trial at the High Court in Wellington.

Anthony Robert Young allegedly placed several homemade molotov cocktails against an outbuilding at the perimeter of the expansive property in suburban Newtown about 10pm on May 7.

Young was remanded to the High Court for a jury trial callover on August 30 following a post committal conference in Wellington District Court today.

Government House, the official resident of Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, is undergoing a $42.7 million refit which is due to be completed next year.

The Governor-General has been living in Vogel House, in Lower Hutt, while the work takes place.

- NZPA