12 Mar 2026

Residents evacuate Christchurch suburb after explosive warning

From Checkpoint, 5:16 pm on 12 March 2026

Residents have been evacuated from a suburb near Christchurch Airport after a "high-risk explosive" was found. Cordons are in place around Sheffield Crescent in Burnside after police were alerted to the substance shortly before 2:30pm this afternoon. Police sent an emergency mobile alert to people nearby. Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Lisa Owen.

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