A 5-year-old girl was hit by a car outside a school in Rangiora, north of Christchurch, this morning.
A St John Ambulance spokesman said the girl was hit outside Rangiora Borough School on the corner of King St and Queen St about 8.43am.
She suffered minor to moderate injuries to her face and wrist and was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
Police also went to the scene.