Several homes have been evacuated as 11 fire crews and a helicopter with a monsoon bucket work to put out a large scrub fire in the hills above Naenae in Wellington.
Large scrub fire in the hills above Naenae in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Amber Woolf
The fire was reported at 4pm and now cover two hectares.
Fire and Emergency says no one has been injured, but some homes in Wilkie Crescent have been evacuated.
Police and ambulance staff are also in attendance.