As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Johnston
Nelson Police have charged a second person in relation to a fire started on the side of the Moutere Highway on Wednesday 27 February.
A 24-year old woman has been charged with arson.
A 34-year-old man was earlier charged with arson on Wednesday 6 March.
The Moutere Highway fire caused extensive damage to a wide area of pine forest and resulted in the evacuation of local residents.
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