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 ...

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

The Canterbury Mayoral Forum (CMF) welcomed Hon James Meager, Minister for the South Island, to their quarterly meeting in ...

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