3 May 2017

Police search for Piha pyromaniac

2:13 pm on 3 May 2017

Police are looking for a pyromaniac at the seaside settlement of Piha, west of Auckland.

Piha Lagoon and Lion Rock

A number of scrub fires were lit on tracks and on Lion Rock, according to police. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley

Officers are investigating a spate of suspicious fires on Monday and early this morning.

Police said a number of scrub fires were lit on tracks and on Lion Rock, around midnight.

They said the fires were a destructive and senseless act of vandalism, and officers were working with the fire service to find whoever was responsible.

There will be an increased police presence in the area.