All three large vegetation fires in North Canterbury remain contained and controlled with two in mop up stage. Swannanoa Six fire crews are working to suppress the vegetation fire burning over an estimated 12 hectares in and around the Waimakariri riverbed .
Firefighters have put out two large grass fires in Canterbury and are in the last stages of mopping up a third. Amberley Fire and Emergency crews carried out final checks on the Amberley fire ground this afternoon and at 4pm handed the property .
Firefighting will continue until dark at the Swannanoa vegetation fire, which is burning over an estimated 12 hectares in and around the Waimakariri riverbed near Christchurch. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Bruce Janes said that one helicopter .
Firefighters continue to work to extinguish two large vegetation fires in North Canterbury today. Loburn Overnight approximately 17 firefighters at Loburn monitored and dampened down hotspots in the ten- hectare area along Loburn Whiterock Road where .
Swannanoa Forty firefighters, supported by four helicopters, have contained the fire burning in and around the Waimakariri River bed near Swannanoa, stopping it spreading further. Fire and Emergency Assistant Commander Des Irving says the fire .