Person in custody after another critically injured in Parklands, Christchurch

10:15 pm on 23 July 2025
A police car parked across the road at the scene of a triple fatality in Waiuku, in July 2025.

Photo: RNZ/ Marika Khabazi

One person is in custody after another was critically injured in the Christchurch suburb of Parklands.

Emergency services were called to Lamorna Road just before 8pm on Wednesday.

Police said they were working to establish exactly what had happened, and local residents could expect to see officers in the area overnight.

They said there was no risk to the wider community.