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- Fatal crash, Hornby 11 Jul 2025Location: Canterbury Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Hornby this evening. The single vehicle crash on Waterloo Road was reported just before 5pm. Waterloo Road is currently closed, diversions are in place. The Serious Crash Unit are in attendance. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre
- Police appeal for information following vehicle break-ins in Rolleston 11 Jul 2025Location: Canterbury Rolleston Police investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in the community are appealing for information from the public. Senior Constable Matt Barraclough says Police are aware of multiple reports of vehicles having been allegedly broken into in the early hours of Monday 8 July and Friday 11 July. "These have occurred in the Arb […]
- Appeal for information following fatal crash in Ashburton 09 Jul 2025Location: Canterbury Attributable to Senior Sergeant Janine Bowden, Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash on Burnett Street in Ashburton. On Saturday 5 July, Police received a report of a crash involving a car and a person in an electric wheelchair at around 1pm. One person was located with injuries and was transported […]
- Fatal Crash, Leeston 04 Jul 2025Location: Canterbury One person has died after a serious crash in Leeston last night. Police were called to the intersection of Leeston and Lakes Road and Harts Road at around 7.40pm after a report of a vehicle colliding with two pedestrians. Sadly, one pedestrian was located deceased at the scene. The other pedestrian received serious injuries and was trans […]
- Police arrest six youth following arson incidents in Rolleston 04 Jul 2025Location: Canterbury Police have arrested six youth in relation to three recent arson incidents in the Rolleston area. Over the last week, Police have received three separate reports of arson involving buildings in the Rolleston Reserve area. After following lines of enquiry, including CCTV, Police identified and located six youth in relation to the incident […]
- Christchurch burglaries overnight 24 Jun 2025Location: Canterbury Two burglaries occurred in central Christchurch in the early hours of Wednesday morning. At about 2.10am an alarm activated at a Withells Road, Avonhead address, then shortly after at the Kwik Kiwi Diner, on Parkhouse Road, Wigram. During the attempt to break into Withells Road), the would-be burglars activated the fog cannon. In their r […]
- Body found in search for Elisabeth Nicholls 22 Jun 2025Location: Canterbury Police searching for missing woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls in central Christchurch have found a body.
- Update: Riccarton death not suspicious 19 Jun 2025Location: Canterbury Police can now advise that the death of a woman in Leslie Hills Drive, Riccarton yesterday was not suspicious. The woman was located critically injured in a car park, likely as a result of a medical event, and tragically died while being transported to hospital. A scene guard that was in place in the car park has been stood down and the […]