A man has been charged with attempted arson after an incident in central Whanganui on Monday night.
Fire and Emergency was alerted to a report of a car fire around 10.20pm.
When firefighters arrived at the scene they found it was a rubbish bin on fire and it was extinguished.
A person of interest was found about half an hour later and arrested.
A 44-year-old man is due to appear in Whanganui District Court today on an attempted arson charge.
