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Christchurch police are making inquiries into reports of gunshots last night.
Police went to Gayhurst Road in the suburb of Dallington about 10.30pm.
A spokesperson says no one was injured.
On 2 December the Gun City store in the Christchurch suburb of Redwood was ram raided. A nearby store owner told RNZ at the time he was concerned those guns could be used in future robberies in stores.
A gun store in Christchurch has been ram-raided and a second business burgled using mallets to gain entry.
One person is dead and three others are injured after a crash near Lake Coleridge in inland Canterbury.
Police and the NZ Defence Force are urging people setting up geocaches to put more thought into where they leave them, after one was treated as a suspect device in Nelson.
A homicide investigation launched in Northland nearly two months ago has sparked a series of property searches, resulting in firearms and drug seizures.
Police will increase their presence in problem areas for retail crime, broaden the gang-focused Operation Cobalt and plan to revise their policy on chasing fleeing drivers. Audio
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