Temperatures could climb to 27 degrees in the city by Sunday, before a cooler and damper change arrives.

Officials are concerned about a rush to the garden hose, they're asking people not to water the garden between 3pm and 9pm.

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10 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor has more suggestions for where hospital night-shift workers can park

10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city

09 Dec: Christchurch Police say the Eagle helicopter is already proving its worth in the city's crackdown on crime

04 Dec: Christchurch's Mayor wants to accelerate talks on forming a Greater Christchurch super-city

02 Dec: Criticism of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown - for planning a rates hike, at the same time the Government's put up a plan to force Councils to cap them

01 Dec: The Government says Councils can't keep driving up costs for ratepayers

29 Nov: Changes to regional councils could create debate about what to do with the assets they own

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