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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02 Feb: The operation is underway to submerge the capsized tourist boat in Akaroa Harbour

02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads

02 Feb: A coroner's found mental health care failures, in the lead up to a young man's suicide in a Christchurch park

31 Jan: The women's T20 Super Smash between Wellington and Auckland is heading for a tight finish in Christchurch

31 Jan: Environment Canterbury has put an exclusion zone in place around the site of a capsized tourist boat, from which more than 40 people were evacuated

31 Jan: One lane on State Highway 7 in Canterbury is blocked, following a two-vehicle crash

30 Jan: Auckland opener Izzy Gaze has helped her side get off to a fast start in the women's Super Smash T20 final against Wellington in Christchurch

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