Crews from 2 stations have responded to the vegetation fire after being alerted just after 4:30pm.

The Transport Agency says the highway is closed near Frethy Drive.

The recommended detour: through State Highway 41, 32 and Pohipi Road.

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23 Nov: A persons died and others were injured this afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Waiotahe's State Highway 2 in Opotiki

23 Nov: Police have soared into action, saving falcon after it was hit by a car in rural Waikato

23 Nov: Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near Dunlop Road, Waiotahe, Opotiki District

23 Nov: A Waikato prisoner's set to appear in court today, after allegedly escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections Officers during a medical appointment

22 Nov: A prisoner has been rearrested after making a run for it - from Waikato Hospital

21 Nov: A person has serious injuries after a crash between a car and motorbike in Marotiri, northwest of Taupo

20 Nov: A suspected drug boat's missing at sea, about 50km from the top of the North Island

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