The woman who died after a paragliding crash in Selwyn on Tuesday has been named by police.
She was Trudi Meij, a South African national, who lived in Christchurch.
Emergency services rushed to the accident near Mt Cheeseman ski area at Castle Hill around 1.45pm on Tuesday, police said.
But the 37-year-old died at the scene.
![The accident happened near Mt Cheeseman ski area at Castle Hill. Photo / Mark Mitchell](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MGZQPCEZWCHVGMMVCFUJONOCFU.jpg?auth=acd2f2644e4d1df16a313a06a4f87b943061b8ea2bc130360f02b1bb2a9de4ea&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)