Two people have been rescued from waist deep water after the car they were in plunged into the Waitematā Harbour and flipped.
The incident happened at mudflats off Pohutukawa Rd in Whenuapai about 10.55pm yesterday, a Fire and Emergency spokesman said.
Both of the vehicle's occupants were trapped when emergency services arrived but neither was badly hurt, the West Harbour Volunteer Fire Brigade said on its Facebook page.
Police officers helped one person out of the wreckage while fire fighters used hydraulic equipment to free the other person.