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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08 Feb: New Zealanders hoped never to see the Christchurch terrorist again. Now he wants to appeal his sentence

07 Feb: In one-day Ford Trophy men's cricket, Canterbury have beaten Northern Districts by eight wickets

05 Feb: A record financial result for Christchurch's Lyttelton Port Company

05 Feb: More uncertainty for dairy farmers who supply Canterbury milk processing firm Synlait

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Christchurch:
A warning to Canterbury boaties - to steer clear of the tourist boat that ran aground last weekend 10:07

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A difficult day for the families of the Christchurch mosque attack victims - with Brenton Tarrant appearing in the Court of Appeal 9:47

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