Police investigate after 'suspicious' hedge fire in Hastings

Police are investigating after a 10-metre stretch of hedge was set on fire on Windsor Ave, Hastings, on Saturday. Photo / NZME

Police are investigating after a 10-metre stretch of hedge was set on fire in Hastings on Saturday night.

Emergency services were called to the fire on Windsor Ave, in the Hastings suburb of Parkvale, about 11.45pm on Saturday.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said fire crews arrived to find a 10-metre stretch of hedge on fire.

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One fire crew was on scene near the Hastings Top 10 Holiday Park for an hour and a half.

A FENZ spokesman said the fire is being treated as suspicious.

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Police said officers attended and looking into the cause of the vegetation fire.

One fire truck attended the scene of the fire.

Multiple 111 calls were made by the public, according to FENZ.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.