The woman who was fatally shot by police in Christchurch has been identified.

Te Arohanui Pohio, 53, died after being shot at a residential address in Clyde Rd, Bryndwr, at 11pm on Wednesday.

Police were called after receiving a report of a man armed with a knife, threatening to hurt himself and his partner.

“Officers arrived at the address a short time later and a woman ran from the house, followed by a man armed with a knife,” Canterbury District Commander, Superintendent Tony Hill said this morning.