Last week, wildfire burnt through 650 hectares of forest and scrub in Christchurch's Port Hills. This is not the first time the area has faced a terrifying wildfire event.
Fire crews battling Christchurch’s Port Hills fire will be thankful for rain, seven days into their firefighting operations.
About 20mm of rain fell on th
Police are investigating after a private drone flying near the Port Hills fire grounded fire crews helicopters for up to an hour.
Police were actively inve