At least three helicopters and ground crews are battling a blaze in a forestry block in the Riwaka Valley near Motueka.
Fire and Emergency district manager Grant Haywood said the fire was burning on steep terrain in an area of harvested forest.
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Smoke is visible from Motueka but there is no threat to other property.