The seaside Waikato township of Raglan is reeling after parts of the historic wharf went up in flames this morning.

A fire that razed a Manawatu home overnight was "no accident" police say, amid reports a molotov cocktail sparked the blaze.

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Dozens of firefighters last night battled a huge blaze at the country's biggest graveyard, the Waikumete Cemetery in West Auckland.

A teenager told police she knew a mother-of-three was at home when she started a fire that blocked the woman's chance to escape and left her to die.

A tearful teenage girl who deliberately lit a fire which killed Pukekohe mum Lynette Chapman today changed her plea on a murder charge to guilty.

A 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to murdering Pukekohe mother of three Lynette Chapman, who died in a fire in her home in January.

A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years jail for the manslaughter of a mother of three who was burned to death in her south Auckland home.

Fire crews are continuing to put out hot spots after a forest blaze forced the evacuation of more than 30 people.

At least 60 firefighters were needed to quell a blaze understood to be the largest in Hamilton since a fatal coolstore explosion two years ago.