Hut arson case dismissed but rebuild still on cards

December 2022

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The popular Lake Dive Hut was been destroyed by fire Photo: Tamsen Walker, DOC
Lake Dive Hut won’t be rebuilt before July 2023 at the earliest, DOC says. The 16-bunk hut on Taranaki Maunga was razed by fire in September 2020. Homeless man Daniel Banks, who had been living on the mountain, was arrested and charged with arson soon after the blaze. Banks had allegedly been sleeping in front […]

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