Officials survey the Christchurch Adventure Park after the fire. Photo: Supplied
Fire and Emergency has returned Christchurch Adventure Park to its owners, three weeks after a large fire broke out across the Port Hills.
Hundreds of hectares have been 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.
The haul rope of the chairlift will need to be closely checked, the park says. Photo: Supplied
That will be the key factor determining the park's reopening date.
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 1-3 March.
However, the fire which burnt through 650 hectares of land, including some of the adventure park put paid to the event, organisers announced.
