450 properties have officially been evacuated as a result of the Port Hills Fire and emergency response agencies are meeting this morning to discuss the status of the fire.
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NewsWelfare centres open for evacuees in Christchurch
Welfare centres are open for residents being evacuated in Christchurch due to the Port Hills Fire.
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NewsChristchurch fires: State of emergency remains in place
More than 1000 residents in the Port Hills area of Christchurch have evacuated their homes, as fires continue to destroy thousands of hectares of land.
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NewsPort Hills residents urged to visit GP if experiencing respiratory issues
Christchurch residents in the fire-affected Tai Tapu/ Port Hills are being reminded to phone their GP if they are experiencing any respiratory problems.
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High expectations for Christchurch-based super school
New Zealand's first ever super school has officially started, but not without concern for the survival of Māori-based education. More than a thousand students and staff were welcomed to Haeata Community Campus, a mainstream school born out of the forced closure of four of Christchurch's eastern schools, one of which holds a strong Māori education legacy.
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NewsNew research supports campaigner's call for wahakura roll-out
New research supports a Christchurch-based campaigner's fight to reduce preventable baby deaths with the use of the Māori-designed pēpi pod or wahakura.
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NewsKaikōura evacuees return home
Around forty Kāti Kuri iwi members including tamariki are making their way home to Kaikōura for the first time since the November 14 earthquake north of Canterbury.
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Hāto Pētera leaders unite to keep school doors open
The chairman of the former Te Whānau o Hāto Pētera Trust says there is a plan in place to prevent the possible closure of New Zealand's only Māori co-ed Catholic school. Rudy Taylor says since the establishment of Hāto Pētera Limited earlier this year, new relationships have formed and a strategy is in the pipeline to keep the boarding school doors open.
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Online sports extra- Bowyn Morgan
Bowyn Morgan from Tainui Waka will look to extend his unbeaten pro record to eight fights when he takes on Australian Kris George tomorrow night in Christchurch. Morgan who is the undercard to the main event between Joseph Parker and Solomon Haumono is confident he has what it takes to defeat the Australian Champion.
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Online sports extra- Halfback Bryn Hall off to the Crusaders
Blues halfback Bryn Hall (Ngāti Ranginui) has signed to the Crusaders for 2017. The move to the South Island will help to fill the gap left by Andy Ellis' decision to retire at the end of this season. Bryn Hall says, “I am really looking forward to just get down there, but in saying that I want to finish off this season with the Blues and to respect them with what they have done through my career”.
