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One person's in custody after a standoff that lasted more than four hours - on Christchurch's Wilsons Road

26 June 2025

Armed police had headed to the St Martins area as a precaution, and nearby schools went into lockdown.

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19 Sep: Police have found the body of a 66-year-old Christchurch woman reported missing on Wednesday afternoon

18 Sep: Canterbury police are appealing for information about a 66-year-old woman missing from the Whitewash Heads, Scarborough area

17 Sep: Firefighters are continuing to fight one large scrub fire in Canterbury, fuelled by strong winds and forestry slash

17 Sep: High winds are battering parts of the country

17 Sep: MetService has updated its weather warnings for the South Island and issued extra wind watches for Marlborough and Christchurch

17 Sep: A person's been flown to Christchurch Hospital, in a moderate condition, after strong winds blew a small truck over onto an oncoming car, west of Ashburton, just after 1pm

17 Sep: A legal issue has cut short the trial of a Christchurch police officer, accused of stealing money handed in by members of the public

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