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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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26 Jun: The Department of Conservation's preparing to remove a dead orca near Christchurch's Waimairi Beach this morning

26 Jun: Another airline's increasing capacity to Christchurch Airport over summer

26 Jun: The Garden City's well and truly left its post-quake struggles in the past

24 Jun: Christchurch police have confirmed a body found in Central Christchurch over the weekend - was 79-year-old Elisabeth Nicholls

23 Jun: The retirement home that missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth Nicholls wandered from, is terribly saddened by the case

23 Jun: Stars injury call-up Marie Hansen has shone on debut in their 61-53 ANZ Premiership netball loss to the table-topping Tactix

21 Jun: Police have narrowed down an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth 'Lis' Nicholls

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