Part of a State Highway is closed and a tourist attraction has been evacuated due to a bush fire in Rotorua this afternoon.
State Highway 5 is closed at both ends of Waiotapu Loop Rd in Waiotapu while emergency services work at the scene, police said.
Detours are in place, and motorists have been advised to avoid the area.
The Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland has been evacuated as a precaution. The attraction promotes itself on social media as "New Zealand's most colourful and diverse geothermal area".
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