A crew is continuing to dampen hotspots.

The blaze spread a little under a hectare - and a fire and emergency spokesperson believes it may have been sparked by a vehicle exhaust.

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28 Jan: A former priest at a Christchurch Catholic boys' school has admitted sexually abusing and indecently assaulting students

28 Jan: Police are asking for help in finding Christchurch man Roy Markland - with grave concerns for his welfare, after he was last seen yesterday leaving his Burnside address

28 Jan: Two people have been arrested after a police chase spanning Christchurch's eastern suburbs

28 Jan: Surging demand has forced a Christchurch high school to stop teaching intermediate years, so it can accommodate more students

28 Jan: Police are maintaining a presence outside a rural Selwyn property after the death of an elderly woman

27 Jan: The organisers of Rangiora's Muscle Car Madness Show are raising money to grow the grass back - after the weekend's event damaged the show grounds

26 Jan: A Christchurch company director will be sentenced in May - after pleading guilty to gambling offences linked to New Zealand's largest-ever illegal lottery

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