Crews from Waitara and New Plymouth responded to the blaze. Photo: RNZ / Rob Dixon
A helicopter joined firefighting efforts in rural Taranaki this morning, after a small vegetation fire broke out overnight.
Emergency services said they were called at about 9.15pm to a one hectare fire of mostly scrub and native bush.
Crews from Waitara and New Plymouth responded with four fire engines, a support vehicle and a water tanker.
A team of specialist rural firefighters also attended the blaze, which was under control by 12.30am but not fully extinguished.
Firefighters returned to the scene this morning, and six ground crews are still working to extinguish it.
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