Runaway deer have been spotted running amok in suburban Christchurch today.
Security camera footage captured three deer as they wandered outside a house in Halswell this afternoon.
“I heard some noise in the driveway and went outside to check. There were three big deer in my driveway and I rushed back inside scared,” witness Manvi Tandon told 1News.
“They ran away hearing the door sound and rushed towards an empty section area and jumped.”
Photographs also showed a deer behind a fence, and another running down a street.
Police said it had received “several reports” of deer being seen in the area.
“One of those related to a car hitting a deer,” a spokesperson said.
“However, the deer ran off into bushes.”
The driver was “OK” following the incident, but their vehicle was “a bit damaged”.
