Port Hills fire

A state of local emergency has been declared for Christchurch City, including Banks Peninsula, and the Selwyn District due to the impacts of the Port Hills.

Multiple ground crews and helicopters are fighting the fire in the Worsleys Road area in Christchurch.

(22:15) A community meeting has been held in Halswell for those who have evacuated their homes before of the Port Hills fires. The fire was first reported ...

Ten helicopters and 15 trucks and tankers are now fighting the Port Hills fire near Christchurch. An Emergency Mobile Alert has been issued advising all ...

Evacuations are underway as emergency services respond to a "significant" vegetation fire in Christchurch's Port Hills.

Fire crews will this morning continue to battle a massive fire on Christchurch 's Port Hills, as the city wakes in a state of local emergency.

Fire crews have battled through the night as a thick pall of smoke continues to drift over Christchurch. Follow the latest here.

Twenty-two crews stayed at the fire overnight, which saw a local state of emergency declared yesterday evening.

Helicopters will be back at work at first light, supporting the fresh firefighting crews and heavy machinery. • Firefighting continued through the night and ...

Twenty-two crews stayed overnight at the fire, which triggered a local state of emergency yesterday evening.

Firefighters have returned to the site of the Port Hills fire in Christchurch on Thursday morning after helicopters were grounded overnight.

Listen live: Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger talks to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking at 7.10am A massive fire on Christchurch's Port Hills.

Christchurch City (which includes Banks Peninsula) and Selwyn District are in a state of local emergency as fire crews continue to battle a large fire on the ...

Flames could be seen from the road block on Worsleys Rd on Thursday morning. The fire had spread to around 100 hectares, Fire and Emergency (FENZ) Canterbury ...

Five weeks after his home was finally rebuilt after the 2017 Port Hills fire , Doug Pflaum and his wife Vikki have once again been evacuated. About 80...

Christchurch City (which includes Banks Peninsula) and Selwyn District are in a state of local emergency as fire crews continue to battle a large fire on the ...

Firefighters have also been called to a second blaze in the Selwyn District. Four trucks and one tanker have been sent to a grass fire that was thought to be ...

Christchurch residents on edge as fire continues to burn. Evacuated residents watching emergency response at cordons. Firefighters racing to control blaze ...

About 80 properties have been evacuated in Early Valley, Worsley Spur, Hoon Hay Valley and Kennedys Bush. A public health warning has been issued and evacuation ...

An investigation is underway in Christchurch into how the Port Hills fire started, with authorities asking for information covering a crucial hour yesterday ...

Crews continued to battle the huge blaze overnight, with 22 crews remaining at the scene. At 11am, 28 fire trucks were battling it, assisted by 15 helicopters, ...

More than 100 firefighters, 12 helicopters and two fixed-wing planes are racing to suppress and contain the Port Hills blaze in Christchurch as ...

Christchurch 's Adventure Park has been affected by the Port Hills fires , but how badly is yet to be confirmed, a director says. Follow our Port Hills fire ...

An aerial shot shows the massive damage done by the fire, as crews continue to battle the blaze.

What you need to know: Crews continued to battle the huge blaze overnight, with 22 crews remaining at the scene. As of 3.30pm, 27 fire trucks were battling ...

There are 27 trucks, 14 helicopters with monsoon buckets and two planes laying retardant lines working on the significant blaze, which covers 650ha.