The firefighter had to be winched away.
A Wellington firefighter had to be winched from steep terrain after a cat took exception to being rescued from a macrocarpa tree.
Earlier this morning the Fire Service was called to an address in Porirua after Joy Collins called with grave fears for her cat, whose name is Morty.
Porirua senior station officer Owen Woodman says the firefighter made contact with the cat before it lashed out, causing him to fall 40 feet from the tree.
Owen Woodman says the firefighter is now in hospital but his injuries are not life-threatening and he is recovering.
