A man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in Christchurch last night.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
The man, 52, was charged with murdering a 28-year-old woman and wounding another man.
The 31-year-old is in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson those involved were known to each other and police were not seeking anyone else in relation to the stabbing.
"This was a domestic incident...as far as we're aware it's one knife at this point.
"It's not a quiet neighbourhood, we're in the middle of student accommodation. There was a lot of people out and about [last night] it was right in the middle of the rugby game."
It was an isolated incident and there was no ongoing risk to the community, he said.
The offender's court date has not yet been set as it is dependant on his medical condition.
The police said the Ilam Road crime scene would remain cordoned off and there would be a visible police presence in the area over the next few days.
Elsewhere in New Zealand there were two other stabbings.
In the Far North town of Moerewa, a person was found in a critical condition with stab wounds and died at the scene a short time later.
The police said the offender was known to the victim.
Finally a man with stab wounds who turned up at the Wellesley Road medical centre in Napier was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a serious condition.
