A fire, which is being treated as suspicious, was reported at 11.30pm on Monday by residents along Kellys Bay Road in the Kaipara area. Steep terrain had made it difficult for the 70 staff on scene to tackle the blaze from the ground and it has covered an area of 205 hectares. Kristin Edge goes bush and takes a look at how firefighters are dealing with the blaze.
Firefighters work in forest fire
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