A person has died after a car went into the water at Kairaki Beach in Canterbury on Friday night.
A car was seen going into the water at about 9.45pm on Friday, and was fully submerged by the time emergency services arrived.
The driver of the car was found dead a short time later.
The driver's body was recovered by police and work is under way on Saturday to notify next of kin.
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