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Man charged with arson after fire destroys historic Napier church

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A 54-year-old man has been charged with arson after a fire destroyed Napier's St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, a building that rose from the ruins of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake. Police arrested the man overnight. He was due to appear in Napier District Court today on one count of arson. The fire…

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