Christchurch Police charged a man and a woman for unlawful possession of an incomplete pipe bomb.

Christchurch Police charged two people after discovering an incomplete pipe bomb during a search warrant. A suspicious object was found at a Grimseys Rd address in Redwood, leading to a man's arrest and a 38-year-old woman being summonsed for unlawful possession of an improvised explosive device. The device was deemed not to pose a threat, and Police treat the incident as isolated with no ongoing danger.