Strong winds fan bushfire in Waikato
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Save Strong winds are fanning a bushfire in Waikato this evening where a helicopter will help firefighters to extinguish the blaze.
About 50 hectares of land at Whangamarino was burning about 6.30pm, a spokesman for the fire service's northern communications said.
He said it was unclear what had started the fire.
Fire crews were monitoring the blaze while a helicopter was on its way to dump water from above, he said.
The Department of Conservation is involved in trying to maintain the fire.
