A 33-year-old man has been charged in relation to a family harm incident in Whangarei yesterday.
Police were called to a residential property on Maunu Road about 6.30pm.
A fire occurred a short time later and the man was taken into custody about 7.40pm.
He is due to appear in Whangarei District Court today on charges of kidnapping, possession of an offensive weapon and threatening to kill.
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Issued by Police Media Centre