Christopher Graham Smith, from Christchurch, will spend at least seven years behind bars for the attempted murder of a police dog handler, wounding another
A gun-toting Christchurch cannabis grower who killed a police dog and shot two officers will remain locked up, a parole board has decided.
Christopher Grae
FLOODING LATEST The only way north out of Ashburton is by air - 17 roads shut, four bridges damaged and not passable, mayor says. Civil Defence orders residents of the low-lying areas of The Pines Beach, Coopers Creek to evacuate. State of emergency declared for entire Canterbury region after heavy rain and flooding Christchurch residents warned to conserve water over wastewater concerns. The Ashburton river is 1m away from bursting its banks, Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris Faafoi says. Ten state highway closures in place throughout Canterbury. MetService extends the heavy rain warnings for the region.
People in parts of Canterbury are being ordered to head to higher ground as weather authorities extend a heavy rain warning for the region.