A bit concerning to look at the window and see this.

The FENZ incident report list for today does show Remutaka VFB attending a vegetation fire in Whiteman's Valley from 17:23 - that might've been the smoke I could see, it's roughly in the right direction and time

https://www.fireandemergency.nz/incidents-and-news/incident-reports/incidents/?region=2&day=Sunday

Sorry for the lack of alt text, I'm not sure whether it's Calckey/Firefish or Vivaldi that's not letting me