A stand-by fire crew was expected to stay overnight at the scene of a fire which spread over a hillside of forest slash, young pine and other dried vegetation west of Napier and Hastings.
The fire was reported at 9.56am on Monday on a property off Dartmoor Rd and in the vicinity of Sacred Hill Winery cellar door and vineyard.
Two helicopters, six urban appliances from the Napier-Hastings area, six rural firefighting crews and five tankers were used to fight the fire, which did not threaten any buildings and was under control by early afternoon.
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A shift manager said about 1.40pm it was "more or less in mop-up stage", with one of the helicopters stood down and some crews about to leave. Most of the crews were stood down by late afternoon.