Thursday, 7 March 2024

Fire and Emergency hands back control of Christchurch Adventure Park

    1. Canterbury
    2. Christchurch

    Officials survey the Christchurch Adventure Park after the fire. Photo: Supplied
    Officials survey the Christchurch Adventure Park after the fire. Photo: Supplied
    Fire and Emergency NZ has returned Christchurch Adventure Park to its owners, three weeks after a large fire broke out on the Port Hills.

    Hundreds of hectares were burned from Worsley Spur to Kennedys Bush, and the fire spread into parts of the adventure park.

    In a statement, the park said control of the property was returned to it on Tuesday, which will allow further assessment work to take place.

    It said next week the haul rope of the chairlift will be X-rayed to check its structural integrity.

    That will be the key factor determining the park's reopening date.

    The haul rope of the chairlift will need to be closely checked, the park says. Photo: Supplied
    The haul rope of the chairlift will need to be closely checked, the park says. Photo: Supplied
    The park said, at this stage, all going well it hopes to reopen at the end of this month.

    The fire caused the cancellation of a major mountain biking event.

    Crankworx Summer Series was due to be held at the park from March 1-3.

    However, the fire which burnt through 650 hectares, including some of the adventure park, put paid to the event, organisers announced.

    RNZ