A grass fire between Queenstown and Arrowtown has been tackled. Photo: Photo / AFP
Three men have been arrested after large vegetation fires in Waipawa earlier this month.
Three significant fires were sparked from fireworks being shot out of the window of a vehicle as it drove along Hautope Road on 7 September.
The flames were then fanned by strong winds.
The three 23-year-old men from Hawke's Bay will appear in the Hastings District Court on Tuesday with charges of arson.
Police have been investigating at least four suspicious fires near the Auckland Domain.
Two separate fires in Manurewa in Auckland overnight are being treated as suspicious.
Targeted vehicles have received "varying degrees" of damage and police want the public's help.
Sinister warnings have been left by a burnt-down property linked to the missing woman more than two years after she was last seen.
Police are urging early risers in the Whangārei suburb of Tikipunga to be extra vigilant after two more arson attacks on parked cars this week.
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