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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Residents evacuate Christchurch suburb after explosive warning
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:01:44
	Publish Date:		2026-03-12 04:16:00
	Description:		Residents have been evacuated from a suburb near Christchurch Airport after a "high-risk explosive" was found. Cordons are in place around Sheffield Crescent in Burnside after police were alerted to the substance shortly before 2:30pm this afternoon. Police sent an emergency mobile alert to people nearby. Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Lisa Owen.
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