A fire that burnt a shed and threatened a house before spreading into scrub in Northland was quickly brought under control by helicopters.
Firefighters were initially unsuccessful in gaining access to a road in Kaeo to fight the fire and were forced to use two helicopters with four-wheel-drives on stand-by.
Fire crews from Kaeo, Kaikohe, Kerikeri and Mangonui were called to two locations just after 3pm yesterday after reports of smoke in the area.
A spokesman for the New Zealand Fire Service northern region said two helicopters and four-wheel-drives were called after fire crews could not enter Matawherohia Rd in Kaeo.
Another crew was attending to reports of smoke along Waiare Rd in Kaeo.
