130 people have been evacuated from a Canterbury holiday park after a massive blaze arose at Pegasus Beach.

The bush fire is covering 200 hectares in Christchurch North, and three helicopters and fresh crews have arrived to try and get the fire under control.

Brennan Wiremu is the Civil Defence Management Officer for Waimakariri who has been assisting evacuated residents overnight.

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