Pegasus Beach. Fire

Helicopters set to join fire fight and assess at first light the large bush blaze firefighters have battled through the night just north of Christchurch.

“Civil Defence has set up emergency accommodation at the Woodend Community Centre. "To the best of our knowledge we have not lost any homes or property, but it's hard to get a complete picture during the night. Heavy machinery was used to create a firebreak on Pipeline Road, which runs off Ferry Road and the Pines Beach end, the statement said. Emergency services were first called to the fire at 7.53pm on Wednesday, at Pegasus Bay Walkway near Tiritiri Moana Drive. Our much-needed new stadium is opening on the First-of-Never. As of 7.20am northerly winds were averaging about 15kph, with gusts reaching up to 22kph.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand have been working tirelessly to try and extinguish the flames.

"They were all in individual paddocks, so it was going out, getting them into the barn and finding enough floats for them to get carted away. It's been crazy but things are starting to settle down now." "To the best of our knowledge we have not lost any homes or property but it’s hard to get a complete picture during the night.

A massive fire at Pegasus Beach north of Christchurch continued to burn overnight and was covering an estimated 200 hectares of land, Fire and Emergency New ...

At least it’s a destination for people and to come and get reassurance.” ”At the moment it’s just a waiting game to see what’s going to happen. and try to push in a fire break. “To the best of our knowledge we have not lost any homes or property but it’s hard to get a complete picture during the night. “We are so lucky nobody has lost their home,” one told the Herald. We will be making an aerial reconnaissance at first light and we will get a better idea of the extent of the fire then,” Russell said.