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Floodwaters turn playground for Christchurch thrill-seeker

July 21, 2022

As heavy flooding forces road closures and evacuations across the region, one recording captured a couple of Canterbury residents making the most of a rainy day.

The video sent to 1News was captured on Cashmere Road, Christchurch, on Thursday and shows a wetsuit-clad person surrounded by floodwater, wakeboarding as they're towed by a ute.

It comes as parts of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula experience flooding following heavy rain.

Down in South Canterbury the Timaru District Council last night declared a State of Emergency for Pleasant Point after damage to a stopbank.

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