A person lighting a camp fire is believed to be the cause of a fire which has destroyed a prestigious piece of Raglan coastline.
And days after the fire began on Wednesday night, firefighters remain at the scene, now on foot, trudging through dangerous terrain to put out hot spots.
Deputy principal rural fire officer Matt Cook said the intensity of the fire proved just how susceptible some areas of the country still were to fire, despite regular rainfall over the past couple of weeks.
The fire started small but was whipped up in strong winds to end up more than 500m long and 100m wide.
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