A burn pile near Broomfield ignited a paddock and nearby hedge.

No structures are caught up in the fire, but firefighters will monitor the scene overnight.

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09 Dec: Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will host the four home All Blacks tests next year

08 Dec: Children from a Christchurch daycare where some were burnt by chemicals accidentally put on a waterslide - are back at the centre today

07 Dec: Black Caps spinner Ajaz Patel has just surpassed 400 first-class wickets while playing for the Central Stags in their four-day Plunket Shield match against Canterbury in Napier

07 Dec: West Indies skipper Roston Chase is explaining why they abandoned their bid for a history making chase in the drawn first cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch

06 Dec: Two people have been left injured, one seriously, after a two-vehicle crash in North Canterbury's Amberley just after 10am

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