8 Jul 2024

Body found near Christchurch's Avon River

9:58 am on 8 July 2024
Auckland, New Zealand - December 24, 2020: Close up of a New Zealand police officer's uniform and badge

File photo. Police said the body was found about 6.30am on Monday. Photo: 123RF

A body has been found near the Avon River in central Christchurch.

Police were called to the intersection of Churchill Street and Cambridge Terrace at about 6.30am on Monday.

A spokesperson said the death was not being treated as suspicious.