Police are hunting a convicted child sex-offender in Christchurch.
Brad Bowers, 28, who has convictions for sexually grooming a young teenage girl in 2007 and performing indecent acts on her, is in Christchurch, police believe.
They have issued a warrant for his arrest and say he is "actively avoiding arrest".
Bowers is described as a male European, 169cm tall, and of solid build.
After his 2007 conviction, he was jailed for breaching parole conditions by associating with a church youth group and high school students.
