Suspicious fire's in Wellington and Valley, Overnight Saturday.

A number of fires overnight in the Wellington area, this includes Tony's Tyre service in Porirua which took several hours to put out, Also a church in Wainuiomata and the scout hall in Seatoun.

The fire service and police are investigating. 

Suspicious fires in Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington

Lower Hutt Police are investigating three suspicious fires over the past 24 hours.

The first fire occurred at Wainuiomata Gospel Hall on Fitzherbert Road at 10.15pm last night, causing minor damage.

Senior Sergeant Marc Clausen of Lower Hutt Police says this afternoon there have been two further suspicious fires.

"At around 4pm this afternoon a rubbish truck was set on fire in Adelaide Street, Petone, which caused minor damage to one of the front tyres of the truck. A further fire was then reported at about 5:30pm at Wainuiomata Pioneer Church in Coast Road."

It appears paper was placed under the church and then set alight.

Senior Sergeant Clausen says a short time ago, Police located a vehicle in Johnsonville, seen at the time of the fire at Wainuiomata Pioneer Church. The male occupant of this vehicle is currently speaking with Police.

"We want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed any of these fires over the past 24 hours. At this stage we are unsure whether these fires are linked."

Police across the District are also investigating a number of other suspicious fires which have occurred last night. These include a fire at a church in Cannons Creek and another in Pauatahanui, a fire at Tony's Tyre Service in Porirua and a fire at the Scout Hall in Seatoun.

This evening, Porirua Police have attended three further suspicious fires. One at  Horouta ki Poneke Marae in Whitford Brown, Porirua, at 8:50pm, another one at an unoccupied house in Bluff Road, Porirua, shortly before 9:30pm and a fire in a Porta Loo on Main Road, Tawa near Takapu Road railway station at 9:50pm.

Anyone with any information on any of the suspicious fires over the weekend should phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or phone their local Police Station.

ENDS

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/28324.html

 

Updated: 06 June. 02:17

Parts of Parliament evacuated due bomb scare this morning.

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Updated 13:13 March 17th. 

It looks like people are being allowed back into the area of Parliament that was cleared just over an hour ago due to a bomb scare. 

 Andrea Vance 

And we're going back in! Bomb scare over!
Thanks to @avancenz for some great tweets during this time. 
If you have other images of this event at the beehive and would like to share. 
Send them to us at news@thebay.net.nz 
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An area of Parliament has been evacuated this morning, around the press gallery and the mail room, it is looking to be a suspect package that has been found . Police are at the scene.

Latest updates via our twitter account @lyallbaynz 
Information is thanks to @avancenz

 Andrea Vance 

The van with the bomb disposal robot has arrived - but they haven't unloaded him yet. 

 Andrea Vance 

And we're going back in! Bomb scare over! (as at 13:06) 

latest updates via twitter http://twitter.com/#!/avancenz

Parts of Parliament evacuated following discovery of suspicious package

17 March, 2011 - 12:22

 

Police have evacuated parts of Parliament a short time ago following the discovery of a suspicious package.

Expert bomb disposal squad staff are currently inspecting the package.

Police will provide further details once they become available.

ENDS

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/27495.html