Wellington - New Zealand police arrested a 33-year-old man on
Tuesday after reports of suspicious items at a property in
Christchurch.
Cordons had been put in place in a residential area in the afternoon
and the bomb disposal unit was in attendance, a police spokesperson
said in a statement. Houses in the neighbouring streets were
evacuated as a precaution.
A man had been arrested and was speaking with police about the
incident, the statement said.
One resident told the New Zealand Herald there was a "big" police
presence.
"There's an empty section which is full of police cars and police,
lots of them," she said.
"A fire engine was parked opposite but that's all I know - there's
something going on."