Police and fire investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires that affected four Lake Taupō holiday homes early on Sunday morning.
Two baches and one shed burnt down, while a fourth fire failed to take hold.
The fires are currently under active investigation by both Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and New Zealand Police.
Assistant fire commander Hamish Smith said fire crews attended three incidents between 3.15am and 4am on Sunday morning. Fire crews came from Tūrangi, Taupō, Rotorua, Tokoroa, Lake Ōkataina and the rural fire crew from Omori also attended.
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