Trial hears fire that killed pensioner was not arson

In a trial over three fires at Kāinga Ora flats in Stokes Valley, New Zealand on 2026-09-03, defendant Henare Barber testified that text messages referenced a drug house, not arson. Pensioner Ian Moller died in one of the fires in 2024.

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