Revealed: The ex-firefighter who became one of NZ's worst serial arsonists
A former volunteer firefighter was responsible for torching a dozen Auckland properties.
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Arson trial: Couple accused of burning down house for $85,000 windfall
A man and a woman are accused of burning a house down to gain money from insurance.
Gangs of the Mainland: 'Prospect for violence real' as patch numbers surge in Canterbury
Gang numbers surging upward in NZ - and soon the South Island chapters could be warring.
Big Read: Mortal fear for remote arson-plagued community
There's one name that keeps cropping up - is he the mystery arsonist?
Northland arsonist re-sentenced to community work
Starting a fire in a historic Bay of Islands reserve with a home-made bomb reckless.
Wellington police seek witnesses to vehicles allegedly linked to car fire
Police are looking for information on two cars which may be linked to a fire yesterday.
Trial date set for six facing kidnapping and shooting charges
Five men and a woman appeared at the High Court in Whangārei on Thursday.
Suspected arson at Auckland Pak'nSave after fire lit in trolley
Authorities are investigating a fire being lit in a trolley at a Pak'nSave last night.
Historic $5.4m villa torched: Arsonist jailed for nearly five years
Jonathon Gary Brown says 'a feeling came over him' when he was inside the house.
Teen in court over supermarket chip aisle fire
The blaze caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of water, smoke and fire damage.
Arson charge after Countdown chip aisle fire
Court date after Countdown mall fire sparks massive call-out.
Sentence shortened for man who left unconscious victim next to burning car
The victim was hospitalised for several days and required rehabilitation.
Woman set uncle's tent on fire - with him inside
Mandy Hooper told her uncle to pack up and leave - then lit his tent on fire.
Amberley tyre fire: Man in court charged with arson
A man has been charged in connection with a tyre fire in North Canterbury.
Man accused of arson after fire damages 105-year-old mansion
Owners 'devastated' by early-morning blaze.
Ponsonby church fire: Was it arson?
At the height of the fire smoke could be seen from across Waitemata Harbour
What sex worker told son after fatal fire
The woman called her son from the police station after she allegedly set a house on fire.
Fatal fire: New clue after woman charged over Melbourne blaze which killed parents, baby
Young mum, her partner and their 3-week-old daughter were tragically found dead.
Woman charged with murder after couple and newborn killed in suspicious blaze
Young mother, her partner and their newborn baby were killed in a house fire in Melbourne.
Mt Albert Grammar hostel set alight during rain storm
School leaders say a midnight arson attack could have proved deadly.
Moment In Crime: Death on duty - cops killed on frontline
Episode 11 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at NZ police officers killed while on duty
Christchurch arson-accused's dad tearfully tells son he loves him in court
A 21-year-old man has had his first appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
A Moment In Crime Podcast: The Lundy murders, 20 years on
Episode 10 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at the 2000 Lundy murders
Intruder in the night - the unsolved murder of schoolgirl Alicia O'Reilly
Episode 9 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at 1980 rape, murder of Alicia O'Reilly
Scott Guy murder: 10 years on from the death of a farmer, father, friend
Herald podcast: A Moment In Crime revisits the 2010 murder of Feilding farmer Scott Guy.
Jail sentence ends Whangārei man's trail of destruction
Derek Lynn jailed for part in tyre stabbing crime spree.
Vandal's 'unique' eyebrows catch her out
Woman accused of setting fire to five police cars during protests.
Gang tensions at boiling point: Greazy Dogs face off with Mongol Nation
Greazy Dog gang turns up in force at house of senior patched Mongol.
Giant tyre fire arson: Neighbour of illegal stockpile 'snapped'
About 400,000 old car tyres had been dumped on Canterbury property.
Two more cell tower fires overnight
Conspiracy theorists have been linking the 5G rollout to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Arson attack on Spark cell tower in Auckland cause of outage
People may be having issues with voice, data, and SMS services.
Arrest made after suspected Taupō arson
The 37-year-old man will appear in court today.
As Baxter's Knob burns, telcos ask cops to investigate series of celltower attacks
Telcos hit at involvement of 5G protesters, some who follow Covid-19 conspiracy theories.
Fear grows in Lake Taupō after another suspicious fire lit
Retirees and holiday home owners left worried after a string of suspicious fires.