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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18 Dec: A Christchurch man's been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of David Bridgwater, with a minimum non-parole period of almost 12 years

17 Dec: A crash involving a power pole's closed some southbound lanes on the Christchurch Southern Motorway

16 Dec: The Government's making moves to acquire properties for North Canterbury's Woodend Bypass

16 Dec: Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns

15 Dec: Another Robertson will be at the helm of Canterbury for their NPC title defence in 2026

15 Dec: Environment Canterbury's warning of wallaby control work underway between Tekapo and Twizel

14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch

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International:
Epstein files partially released by US Department of Justice 10:56

Entertainment:
Sam Asghari's relationship with Britney Spears was a "blessing" 10:50

Business:
Optimism in the hospitality sector, despite consumer spending tracking below last year 10:46

Business:
Hasty adoption of AI could be costing businesses billions as shopping hits its peak 10:26

Business:
Relief from the Ukraine as it's set to receive a 183 billion New Zealand dollar loan from the European Union to help fund its defence in the war with Russia 10:26

Entertainment:
Sharon Osbourne has defended her daughter Kelly over her recent weight loss 10:20

Law and Order:
A judge has described the actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr as "a hate crime" 10:16

International:
Epstein files live updates: Jeffrey Epstein documents partially published by US Department of Justice 10:06

Law and Order:
Three people have been killed in Taiwan, in a stabbing attack involving smoke bombs at metro stations at Taipei 9:56

Soccer:
Auckland FC midfielder Lachie Brook has scored a screamer of a goal against his old A-League club...helping the Black Knights to a 2-nil win over the Wanderers in Sydney 9:56

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