Midday Report for Thursday 15 February 2024

12:46 PM.Weather conditions are making it difficult for firefighters battling the Port Hills blaze.

It's hot and windy in Christchurch, with conditions expected to continue throughout the day. NIWA is… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.For one Port Hills resident, the fire brings a horrible sense of déjà vu.

Vikki Pflaum's house was destroyed in the 2017 blaze and she had moved back into her new house on Worsleys Rd just five weeks… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.Cordons are in place around the fire, but Fire and Emergency has been allowing farmers access to manage livestock Thursday morning.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Day 3 of the second test in Hamilton. The South African cricketers are 40 for 3 in their second innings with a lead of 71 runs.

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Falling commercial property values have hit another development company, this time, Vital Healthcare Property Trust.

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery has just touched down after a helicopter flight over the fire and surrounding areas.

Earlier Fire and Emergency said it was too early to give… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain the blaze which broke out Wednesday afternoon, seven years to the day of the devastating fires of 2017.

The fire grew from 100 to 630 hectares… Read more Audio