Canterbury Fire

Christchurch — A fire investigation report into the Port Hills fire, which started on 14 February 2024, has located a specific origin area on private property but the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Christchurch — The Port Hills fire has been contained within a 24km perimeter and firefighters are making strenuous efforts to strengthen containment lines before the onset of strong winds that are forecast to develop tomorrow afternoon.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — Fireworks and sky lanterns are banned across Canterbury and Kaikōura from 8am Friday 9 February until further notice.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — Seven aircraft and eight fresh crews of firefighters supported by heavy machinery will be attacking the large fire burning near Kirwee this morning.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — Fire crews from four brigades are responding to a large fire in forestry on Old West Coast Road, close to the Waimakariri River near Kirwee in Canterbury.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — A large fire in Hurunui District, spanning 50 hectares, is still burning despite being contained, according to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

By Expert Briefing
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Canterbury — Firefighters have put out a large vegetation fire near Swannanoa.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — Firefighters have extinguished two large grass fires in Canterbury and are in the final stages of controlling a third, according to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

By Expert Briefing
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Canterbury — A large vegetation fire burning at Amberley has been contained but cordons are still in place.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — Fire dangers are increasing in Canterbury, prompting a restricted fire season beginning on 10 January.

By Expert Briefing
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Twizel — People living in semi-rural areas in the Mackenzie Basin should take yesterday’s fire near Lake Ōhau as a warning about how quickly fire can spread and threaten homes, the area’s most senior Fire and Emergency officer says.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Christchurch — Fire and Emergency is celebrating the completion of its post-earthquake reconstruction programme in Christchurch this week, officially opening both the flagship Christchurch City Fire Station and the Sumner Fire Station.

By Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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Canterbury — With Canterbury’s warm dry weather contributing to a high fire risk, Christchurch City Council is urging residents to be careful not to take unnecessary risks.

By Christchurch City Council
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Christchurch — Emergency services say a fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch, this afternoon is now contained.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — Emergency services are continuing to respond to a significant scrub fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch.

By New Zealand Police
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Rolleston — At about 3.00pm on Thursday the 10th of January 2013 two large scrub fires were reported on Selwyn Road near Shands Road, Rolleston, Canterbury.

By New Zealand Police
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Christchurch — Christchurch police are repeating their call for information on two fires in the central city earlier this month - including a request for footage that bystanders may have captured on their cellphones.

By New Zealand Police
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Kaikoura — The detailed examination of a burned out vehicle discovered near Kaikoura yesterday will get under way this morning.

By New Zealand Police
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New Brighton — New Brighton Police are investigating a fire at the Charity Barn situated in the New Brighton mall in the early hours of Saturday 26 May.

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Christchurch — Christchurch City Council announced yesterday that it is temporarily lifting its ban on fires in outdoor urban areas.

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Canterbury — Christchurch City Council is temporarily lifting its ban on open fires in urban areas.

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Christchurch — Papanui Police are appealing for witnesses to three arsons that they are investigating in the Breezes Road, Aranui area.

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