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Armed police cordon off road near Masterton following string of church fires
Witnesses reported nine police cars racing through Carterton.

Police investigating after man claims he lit Masterton church fires
'I set fire to the seven churches. Seven stars, seven candles,' the man said in a video.

Fire bug on the loose in Auckland: Multiple incendiary devices planted under cars
Police launch manhunt for arsonist who torched one electric car and targeted others.

‘I wanted to piss off the police’: Arsonist reveals why he torched train station
Daniel Vale has previously been jailed for torching the office of former PM Sir John Key.

Watch: Firefighters battling large blaze on Mangere Mountain overnight.
Fire crews have contained a large blaze that broke out on Mangere Mountain last night. Video / NZ Herald

Large fire at former Centrepoint commune in Albany, Auckland
Firefighters were called to a large fire overnight at the former Centrepoint commune in the Auckland suburb of Albany. Video / NZ Herald

Watch: Bumbling arsonist strips naked after setting pants on fire in Xmas Day attack
An would-be arsonist got a dose of instant karma in an attack that backfired.

Instant karma: Arsonist sets pants on fire during Xmas Day attack
A suspected arsonist was forced to strip off after setting his pants on fire during a Christmas morning attack on a Melbourne shop that backfired. Video / Victoria Police

Suspicious fire guts Hastings tyre shop in early-morning blaze
Firefighters left around 6.30am after extinguishing the blaze.

Man arrested over one of three suspicious fires at block of flats
The man was not charged over the fire that injured the 82-year-old man.

Police seek barefoot man on bicycle after 82yo critically injured in fire
The fire is the third suspicious blaze at the property in the space of a month.

'Should I kill him now?': Drunk man burns down ex's home, threatens new partner
The judge wasn't impressed with a request for a 70% discount saying it was 'unrealistic'.

Photos from inside gutted Auckland mosque show scale of damage
Police have security footage of a man allegedly breaking in and setting a mosque alight.

Elderly man fighting for life after third suspicious fire at block of flats
The fire is the third suspicious blaze at the property in the space of a month.

Torched car and fake sex ads: Man's harassment campaign against ex revealed
The judge said the man's actions were 'calculated, manipulative, and highly premeditated'.

'It broke me and our kids': Jealous ex burns down home of partner, children
Sean Anthony Carroll's arson caused around $550,000 in damage.

Man accused of murdering Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby loses suppression
Jimmy Heremaia is being held at his own request in the segregation unit of a prison.

Man with garden hose stops arson flames consuming home
'His quick thinking with the hose probably saved that house.'

'Loss of emotional control': Jilted lover set ex's home on fire
Judge Lawson: The intentional damage shows a pattern of behaviour towards former partners.

Dirt bike rider seen with incendiary device outside Gisborne Police Station
The rider dropped the device and fled upon being spotted by police.

Man charged with arson after cars set alight near Auckland Domain
Police said it was fortunate no one was seriously injured.