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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27 Dec: A fiery crash on Canterbury's State Highway 1 has shut lanes this morning

26 Dec: A man has appeared in court today - after a suspected firearms incident in Christchurch last night

24 Dec: A person's been seriously injured after an assault outside Christchurch's Racecourse Hotel in Sockburn

20 Dec: Four people have been injured, one seriously, following a three-vehicle crash in Dunsandel in Canterbury

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

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