UPDATED 4.43PM: A helicopter with a monsoon bucket has been called in to help fight a 2 to 3 hectare fire in Ohauiti.

Greerton Fire Brigade was called to the rural property fire at the end of Adrine Lane about 2.40pm.

A helicopter with a monsoon bucket is being used to help get water to the fire.

Smoke billowing from a scrub fire at the back of Ohauiti.

Northern Fire Communications shift manager Scott Osmond says the fire was originally 1.5 to 2 hectares in size.

'It's not spreading particularly fast.”

Scott says Principal Rural Fire Officer Barry Low is at the scene and he has called for a helicopter to help battle the blaze.

A water tanker from Te Puke is also at the scene.

Scott is unsure how long it will take firefighters to put the fire out.