Emergency services were called to Skippers Road, near Skippers Canyon, just before 3 o'clock this afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency spokeswoman confirmed one house is well-involved in flame while firefighters are protecting two others.

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05 Jan: A recreational boatie has come to the rescue of two men stranded in a remote part of Fiordland over the weekend

05 Jan: One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Wanaka

04 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui

04 Jan: Otago Police are appealing for the public's help after a ute was stolen from a local address with the owner's dogs still inside

01 Jan: Five people have been injured after a three-vehicle crash east of Queenstown

31 Dec: The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there

31 Dec: The Otago men have beaten Central Districts by 41 runs in Super Smash T20 cricket at Alexandra

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