Northern Advocate
Northland mansion owner faces arson charge
A former Northland man has been charged with burning down his multi-million dollar luxury home in the Bay of Islands. Christopher John Robinson was arrested in Thames on April 17 and appeared in the Kaikohe District Court on Tuesday, charged with arson. The five-bedroom, 500sq m Killara Luxury Lodge on Ness Rd, inland from Kerikeri, was...
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