North Canterbury property cordoned off after explosives found

Police car.
An intersection has been cordoned off. Photo credit: Getty Images

A property in north Canterbury has been cordoned off after a blast caps container was found on Tuesday morning.

The property at the intersection of Williams and Dale Sts, Kaiapoi is closed as a precaution while a Defence Force team removes the the explosives, a police spokesperson said.

Emergency services were alerted to the blast caps after they were found by a tradesman just before 9am.