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After 1929 fire and 1931 quake, Napier church faces 'third iteration'

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A Napier congregation says it is not going anywhere after fire destroyed St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, which had twice risen from the ashes, including after the 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake. A 54-year-old man has been charged with arson over the blaze in the early hours of Labour Day . Police…

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