UpdatedBelinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 07:00 AM3 mins to readJason Paul Monkley torched a van he was meant to be repairing at Hamilton Gardens.Jason Paul Monkley torched a van he was meant to be repairing at Hamilton Gardens.A man who was trusted to repair a childcare van instead drove it to Hamilton Gardens and set it alight, only to be caught by his own CCTV footage.Jason Paul Monkley had spent months fixing the Ōtorohanga-based Kiwi Kids Club van.
The owner had shelled out $2900 for materials,
