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Passengers have been injured after a light aircraft was forced into an emergency landing at a Canterbury airfield.
A plane had an issue on take-off at Rangiora Airfield and the pilot performed an emergency landing in a paddock short of the runway, a police spokesperson said.
Five people were on board and only minor injuries were reported.
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The incident happened about 11am on Sunday.
Police were helping to secure the scene.
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