UPDATED: Missing girl found 'safe and well' in Christchurch
An 11-year-old girl missing overnight in Christchurch has been found "safe and well".
Police continued their search on Monday for Maddison Riley after she left her home in Parklands about 4.30pm on Sunday.
A police spokeswoman said Maddison was found "safe and well" on Monday morning.
She earlier said police had been "checking with family members and friends, as well as conducting searches of areas around her home and places she is known to visit regularly."
Canterbury police appealed for information on Maddison's location on Facebook, urging anyone who could help them find her to contact their local police station.
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Book Cellar Christmas Opening hours
Merry Christmas from The Book Cellar!
The summer break is the perfect time to relax with a book or two (or three or four…). And, of course, books make excellent gifts. There is still time to come in and find the perfect read for you or someone else.
You will find us in the basement rooms of Cashmere Presbyterian Church (entry via the driveway for 58 Dyers Pass Road)
Our Christmas hours are:
Monday 22nd December, 10am – 3pm
Wednesday 24th December, 10am – 12noon
Friday 26th December (Boxing Day), 10am – 1pm (last day for the year).
We will reopen with our usual hours on Thursday 8th January 2026
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