A homicide investigation has been launched in Christchurch after the car of a missing woman was discovered in a supermarket carpark.
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The car had been reportedly been in the Woolston New World Car carpark for up to a week.
Some media outlets reported that the body of a woman who had been missing was found in the boot of the car.
A neighbour, Niquita Cowan, said police, including a forensic team, arrived at the carpark about 4pm yesterday, Radio New Zealand reported.