Home / New Zealand / ChristchurchAnna Heath & Jazlyn WhalesNZ Herald·8 Sep, 2026 04:24 AM2 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Todd Energy gets up to $23.5m for gas projects and the Government introduces $5m tourism boost. Video / NZ HeraldA “small improvised explosive device” found at a Christchurch playground by a detectorist has been collected by the New Zealand Defence Force.Police were first informed of a “suspicious item” at Larch Reserve in Casebrook about 11.45am.

They said the Defence Force (NZDF) was called and specialists took the item

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