Fire and Emergency were called to a grass-fire on Uptown Downs Road around 5:30 this morning.

It's about 200 by 40 metres in size, and is under-control.

Two tankers and a helicopter have been requested, to help with the difficult access to the fire.

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Other Upper South Island News

30 Dec: Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power

28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

27 Dec: The holiday drowning toll stands at one - after a person was swept out to sea on Auckland's West Coast yesterday afternoon

25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day

24 Dec: The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag

24 Dec: A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found

23 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior

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Boxing:
Boxer Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after car crash in Nigeria 16:27

Business:
More than a hundred thousand Kiwis may have been affected in a cyber security breach - involving New Zealand's largest patient health portal 16:17

Cricket:
Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is the surprise inclusion in the Australian squad for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India 15:27

Soccer:
Auckland FC goalkeeper Michael Woud is on guard for the Newcastle Jets attack ahead of this afternoon's New Year's Day A-League clash in Auckland 15:27

Environment:
MetService is forecasting strong weather to hit the South Island's north-western regions today 14:57

International:
Queen Camilla recalls being 'furious' after being indecently assaulted by man on train as a teenager 14:47

Politics:
(CCN - INCLUDES AUCKLAND IN THE TOP LINE) 14:47

Law and Order:
A Search and Rescue operation is underway in Dunedin's mountainside, following a missing person's cry for help 14:07

Politics:
The government's calling for transparency in the wake of a cyber security breach - that could put patients' medical data at risk 13:37

Accident and Emergency:
Five people have been injured after a three-vehicle crash east of Queenstown 13:27

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