The driver of a car has been pulled from their vehicle after it was swept from the road by tumultuous seas at the top of the South Island.
A police spokesman said they were notified of a vehicle submerged by water which washed up on to State Highway 1 at Clarence, 40km from Kaikōura, shortly before 9am.
The driver, who was the sole occupant, was pulled from the vehicle by a passer-by.
A police spokesperson the driver and the person who helped out were both checked by medical staff at the scene.
