Fire crews were battling large blazes around the North Island this afternoon.
A spokeswoman for Northern fire communications said four trucks had been sent to a 30m by 40m slash fire on Mountain Rd in Hikurangi around 2.30pm.
A helicopter was also called upon but had since been stood down, she said.
![A helicopter was called upon near Hikurangi.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/STJMKJ3MWF2F4UG4DXDPUKUTZI.jpg?auth=40e8dbe0af959e01d9521d172b768b760e24683edc67ca2db9d4a7f6df9007ce&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Around the same time a blaze at a new subdivision in Hamurama on the shores of Lake Rotorua had been reported.