A blaze on Queen St was a spectacular sight tonight, though fire crews easily handled the flare-up.
The rubbish and cardboard blaze in front of a clothing store in Auckland's central business district was captured on video by a passerby.
Fire Emergency New Zealand said a single fire engine put out the "small and insignificant" fire.
The fire was lit in front of Hallensteins, which was unscathed.
A video showed the fire in front of the clothing shop, close to a black truck.