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Full video: Police speak about search for missing Christchurch woman

By 1News Reporters
10:57am

Rowena Walker, 39, has not been seen since August last year. Source: 1News (Source: Other)

Police are holding a news conference about the search for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker.

Walker, 39, has not been seen since being spotted on CCTV on Bassett St, Christchurch, on August 14.

Earlier this week, police said she may have been near the red zone when she went missing.

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