Fire crews are battling a large grass fire near a spa complex in the Mackenzie Basin, in the South Island.
The Fire Service said it was called to the fire near the Hot Tubs, in Omarama, about 7.30pm.
It said four crews were at the scene.
A Dunedin scrub fire that burned through 24-hectares of land on Signal Hill is being treated as suspicious.
A large scrub fire that threatened homes in the Far North has been brought under control.
The problem of people flouting fire bans in conservation land is getting worse, says a Department of Conservation ranger.
Marlborough's rural fire chief is warning people to be careful around the Wither Hills area, after three suspicious fires were lit yesterday.
Fire crews have contained a grass fire that was threatening property on Richmond Hill, near Sumner.
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