{"id":601972,"date":"2026-09-16T09:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/601972\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:02:12","slug":"bottle-o-christchurch-airport-broken-into-three-times-in-six-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/601972\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottle-O Christchurch Airport broken into three times in six weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RepeatedRepeated break-ins at Bottle-O Christchurch Airport have cost the owner stock, glass repairs and insurance excesses.<\/p>\n

Then, on Sunday, September 13, about 4.50am, Singh said people entered the building for a third time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could not get any cigarettes, but they took a lot of miniature whiskies, tequilas, everything and they tried to break into that back door, but they could not and they left.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just break the glass; we replaced that glass, but they broke it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Singh, the repeated break-ins have become more than a financial burden.<\/p>\n

\"MejarMejar Singh fears another break-in after his store was hit three times in quick succession.<\/p>\n

Singh said it was \u201cvery hard\u201d dealing with three raids in such a short period and he was also frustrated by what he felt was an inadequate police response.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a clear photo of the person as well, like, they wear [a] mask, but I can see them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should straight away catch those people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singh said his store had CCTV footage that he believed could help police identify and apprehend the alleged offenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can show the photo, video, everything, and on Saturday morning or Sunday morning, there are not many people or not many cars out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they can easily find out that person, these persons and their car as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Singh has insurance, he said it would not cover the mounting costs if his business continued to be hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very hard for me \u2013 three times in one and a half months,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know insurance is there, but that costs around $2500 for one claim, and that\u2019s a huge amount, and it\u2019s going to go up in future as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsurance won\u2019t cover everything\u2026 not mental peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ThisThis Bottle-O store in Christchurch was last targeted by criminals on September 13. Photo \/ Anna Heath<\/p>\n

For Singh, replacing broken glass and lost stock is only part of the cost. <\/p>\n

He said the repeated incidents were also taking a toll on the sense of security he and his staff had at the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven staff as well, like [they\u2019re] asking me, like \u2018oh, what we have to do?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously we have policies in place\u2026 but definitely they are [a] bit scared nowadays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Superintendent Lane Todd, Christchurch Metro Commander, said police were making inquiries into the reported burglaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage, the offenders have not been identified,\u201d Todd said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, cases are filed when there are no further lines of inquiries or leads. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis does not mean the case is permanently closed and police will take another look if new information comes to light.\u201d<\/p>\n

Todd said he understands retailers can be targets for criminal offending and encouraged them to explore their options through the Retail Crime Prevention Hub. <\/p>\n

Jazlyn Whales is a multimedia journalist based in the Christchurch newsroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Repeated break-ins at Bottle-O Christchurch Airport have cost the owner stock, glass repairs and insurance excesses. Then, on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[74,6030,2681,47994,46300,13912,138,4487,124,28164,78,296,11926,111,139,69,2738,4739,2735,1458,66960,1529,14005,4518],"class_list":["post-601972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-after","tag-again","tag-airport","tag-bottleo","tag-broke","tag-broken","tag-business","tag-christchurch","tag-could","tag-fears","tag-in","tag-into","tag-liquor","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-owner","tag-six","tag-store","tag-targeted","tag-thieves","tag-three","tag-times","tag-weeks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}