The New Zealand military is called in to help as parts of the South Island see rising rivers and heavy rain.
Flooding in the town of Akaroa, on New Zealand's South Island. Pic: Christchurch City Council
The Royal NZ Air Force said the crew of one of its NH90 helicopters had rescued a man from a tree surrounded by floodwater in Darfield and an elderly couple from a car roof in the small town of Ashburton Forks. Residents were warned the water could be contaminated and they should take precautions such as changing out of wet clothing and washing their hands as soon as possible.The province of Canterbury was worst-hit by the flooding. Pic: TVNZ/Reuters
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