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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22 Nov: Emergency services are at the scene of a crash that's blocked the southbound lane of the Christchurch Northern Motorway, near Lineside Road

21 Nov: Christchurch's wave of heat is knocking on the door of the city's record high for November

21 Nov: A group of Special Olympians is the latest to test Christchurch's new Parakiore metro sports centre - ahead of its official opening

21 Nov: The oldest building in Central Christchurch is on the market

20 Nov: The Wellington Phoenix men are taking their final home match of the A-League season to Christchurch

20 Nov: A Police officer was allegedly assaulted at Christchurch Airport early this morning and rushed to hospital

18 Nov: A Christchurch man's one of New Zealand's newest millionaires - after a snap decision to get a Lotto ticket at Pak n Save Moorhouse - for the first time in 10 years

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