About 70 firefighters have been working to extinguish a vegetation fire near Meremere that broke out last night.
Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Thomas Harre says the fire has covered about five hectares of native bush, including peat alongside the main railway line, which has been closed.
No structures are at risk and conditions on Sunday night were calm, which helped firefighting efforts.
While the fire was visible from State Highway 1, the road was not affected.
Harre says the fire was reported shortly before 7pm and brigades have responded from both the Counties Manukau and Waikato Districts.
Helicopters will be brought in to support ground operations from about 7am this morning
