Fire and Emergency were called to the blaze just after nine last night .. it was contained by just after midnight.

Firefighters monitored the scene overnight and crews will be heading back out there this morning.

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Other Upper North Island News

06 Dec: A new DOC trial hopes to manage increasing deer numbers in a remote part of Waikato

04 Dec: Police are asking people to come forward with information on a 44-year-old Waikato man, last seen three weeks ago

01 Dec: Police have named a man killed in an altercation in New Plymouth last month - as 68-year-old Martin James Mooney

30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas

30 Nov: A man's been arrested after a gun shot was allegedly let off yesterday, near a popular Thames swimming hole

28 Nov: State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole

26 Nov: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning

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Today's News

Golf:
Birdies on the 10th and 13th holes have Kiwi Daniel Hillier just two shots off the lead on the back nine of the final round of the Australia golf Open at Royal Melbourne 18:07

Christchurch:
Five fire crews and two helicopters are battling a vegetation fire in North Canterbury 18:07

Politics:
Former top-cop Andrew Coster's suggested government ministers haven't told the whole truth about their knowledge of the Jevon McSkimming case 17:27

Cricket:
Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier 17:27

Accident and Emergency:
One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast 17:07

Cricket:
England resume at 134 for six with the bat against Australia as day four of the second Ashes test begins in Brisbane 16:57

Law and Order:
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of an Auckland man in Mount Wellington on Friday 16:17

Politics:
An law enforcement expert says the latest revelations about Jevon McSkimming show failures with process 16:07

Rugby:
Kiwi running prodigy Sam Ruthe has comfortably won the national schools 1500 metres title in Hastings 14:57

Environment:
???1;A mix of strong gales and wet weather is punching through the South Island 14:27

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