A man has been moved to safety after becoming trapped on the top of a car in a waterway in Manawatū.
Police were called to a water rescue near the northern end of Kimbolton Rd in Feilding about 4.50pm on Friday. The rescue was near Ruawai Rd, near where the Kiwitea Stream meets the Ōroua River.
A police spokesman said a four-wheel-drive vehicle was in the river, with water up to the bonnet, and the man was on the roof of the vehicle.
A spokesman said he was moved to safety at 6.25pm.