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An evacuation centre has been set up for people who've had to leave their homes overnight.

Police do not believe there is any link to vegetation fires earlier in the week.

Watch it burn: Port Hills residents think fireworks started massive blaze Newshub 11/12/2020 © Newshub. The fire has burnt through 15 hectares. Port Hills residents are watching the fires rage on and spread across their beloved property and land. Two helicopters with monsoon buckets are assisting ground crews after a fire started spreading in Christchurchs Port Hills area overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at 11:10pm on Friday, which has now burnt through 25 to 30 hecta...

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Christchurch fire: Evacuations as blaze burns in Port Hills, some residents allowed to return 11 Dec, 2020 09:58 PM 4 minutes to read A Christchurch fire has burned through 15 hectares this morning. Video / Zac Timms / Anne Marie Welton via Chris Lynch A Christchurch fire has burned through 15 hectares this morning. Video / Zac Timms / Anne Marie Welton via Chris Lynch NZ Herald Helicopters were called into help battle a major fire in Christchurchs Port Hills that claimed a small cabin and fo...

Large scrub fire in Port Hills © RNZ / Conan Young Residents who were evacuated overnight when fire broke out on Christchurchs Port Hills have now been allowed to return home. © Provided by Radio New Zealand No caption One of the helicopters that has been on the scene since first light. Photo: RNZ / Conan Young People living in around 40 properties on Avoca Valley Road and Port Hills Road were forced to leave when the blaze broke out at late last night. At the height of the fire 15 appl...

Granville Denton who was evacuated at 1am Saturday morning, talks to Stuff. An ordinary night at home for Kester Vos quickly changed when his brother rang to tell him: "your hills on fire". His 8.5 hectare lifestyle block was one of 40 properties evacuated overnight following a large scrub fire in Christchurchs Port Hills, which has burnt about 25 to 30 hectares, destroyed a small shed, and led to a public health warning about smoke. The fire has been contained. Police do not believe it is li...

and i think the public does realize hard choices will be involved and i think the public if we are going to go through these political battles we would like to be an ending that is successful this time but i think the congress may not be ready and i guess one of the questions weve been thinking about is is there a way to change the tone to allow one particular the 12 members of the super committee and leaders in congress to know that there is this wide spread group of leaders and the p...