Police are investigating after a car went up in flames behind a house in Ohauiti today.
Crews were called to the scene on Ohauiti Rd about 11.30am and the car was "well alight" on arrival, a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said.
He said the car was quite close to a house but was contained.
A fire investigator was on the way and the "suspicious" incident had been reported to police, he said.
There were no injuries.