A 21-year-old male has been arrested after an outbreak of fires in south Auckland recently.
He faces 15 charges of arson and one of burglary and appeared in the Papakura District Court on Friday.
"Our investigation is ongoing and we cannot rule out the possibility of further arrests," says Counties Manukau South Area Commander Inspector Dave Glossop.
"We hope this arrest will provide some degree of comfort to the many victims and to the communities across the wider Papakura and Pukekohe areas as they have been very concerned by this offending.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the investigation team who have been working around the clock to identify the alleged offender and hold them to account."
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