A 54-year-old man has been charged with murder and aggravated burglary after a 27-year-old woman was found dead in her Merivale home yesterday morning.
The charged man will appear in Christchurch District Court on Monday 9 April.
Police said they would not name the dead woman until all family members had been informed.
A post mortem examination will take place on Monday.
Detectives and forensic specialists are continuing to examine two scenes in Christchurch - one in Exeter Street, where the dead woman lived, and one in Breezes Road.
No one else is being sought in relation to the woman's death.