A 1-year-old toddler has drowned in a ditch near a farmhouse at Ashburton in the South Island.
Emergency services were called to a Maronan Valetta Rd address at about 5.20pm on Sunday.
Senior Sergeant Matt Emery of Ashburton Police said the girl was found unresponsive in a body of water.
"The girl was flown to Christchurch Hospital, however she later died," Emery said.
Emery said police extended their sympathies to the girl's family at this difficult time.
