A 37-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a fire
in Ōpōtiki this morning.
The arrest followed a
report of a break-in at the Coastguard Ōpōtiki building
overnight, and a digger being located on fire in an
industrial lot near the wharf area at around 3am.
The
man has been charged with arson and is scheduled to appear
in Whakatāne District Court tomorrow, 21
May.
Enquiries into the break-in at the Coastguard
building are
ongoing.
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