Firefighters have largely extinguished a large grass fire on the Kilmog, between Evansdale and Waikouaiti, north of Dunedin.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said a tanker and an appliance from Waikouaiti station were called to a grass fire at Merton about 1.40pm.
The fire, off State Highway 1 near the intersection with Russell Rd, was about 50m by 300m, the spokesman said.
Due to the hot and windy conditions, tankers from Palmerston and Hampden had also been dispatched.
By 2.55pm the fire had been contained to two separate patches of gorse, which crews were working to extinguish, the spokesman said.
A police spokeswoman said there was no disruption to traffic and both lanes of SH1 remained open.
