Fire crews are battling a large house fire in the Wellington suburb of Karaka Bays.
A Fire and Emergency spokespeson told the Herald they were called to the incident at 7.30am this morning, and initially had 10 trucks responding - however one has since left the scene.
The house fire is at a second alarm.
The blaze is at a property on Onehunga Road, and police are also at the scene assisting with traffic management.