Cherie HowieReporter·NZ Herald·7 Jul, 2026 07:00 AM4 mins to readRescuers worked for four hours to reach a man trapped in his vehicle in floodwaters. Photo / Fire and Emergency New ZealandRescuers worked for four hours to reach a man trapped in his vehicle in floodwaters. Photo / Fire and Emergency New ZealandA stricken motorist spent four hours trapped in floodwaters after his car was swept into a “raging torrent” in the early morning darkness on a remote North Canterbury property.
The man was rescued by Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Swift Water Rescue Team (SWRT), who travelled from Kaikōura to the
