People have been evacuated from their homes around the Island Hills where fire crews are battling an uncontained bush fire.

Firefighters will remain on the scene of a large scrub fire in rural Canterbury which has ballooned in size and forced evacuations of homes this afternoon. In an update this evening, Fire and ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a large vegetation fire in the Island Hills at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The blaze - which grew to 40-hectares in size - is now 80 percent contained ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted around 2:30 this afternoon and now says it's grown to about 40 hectares in size. Assistant Commander Dave Key says multiple crews and nine helicopters have ...

Residents have been evacuated from their homes in rural North Canterbury as fire crews battle an uncontained bushfire.

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