Canterbury has been battered by hail, thunderstorms and heavy rain, sparking flooding in some parts of Christchurch.
An 80-year-old woman suffered "borderline hypothermia" when she was caught in the rainstorm on Mt Herbert.
A Westpac rescue helicopter spokesman said the woman was part of a walking group who were "caught off guard" by the weather in Purau.
The group took shelter in a nearby hut until rescuers arrived.
The spokesman said she was "shivering and extremely cold" when they arrived.
She was flown to Christchurch Hospital for observation.
Rain also came pouring through part of the ceiling in the Wicked Campers office on Ferry Rd, with water still dripping from ceiling this afternoon.
A Wicked Campers employee, who did not want to be named, said it was "like a waterfall" pouring through the ceiling.
She began placing buckets down to try and contain the deluge.
"But that didn't really help," she said.
She rushed to move items being hit by the downpour, but the floor was flooded, soaking through the carpet.
"It was like a wee river."
She removed electrical items from the affected room, in case the rain began coming through other parts of the ceiling.
Despite the problems the weather had caused to the office, it had not impacted business.
"It was business as usual. Although people may have had to have waited a few more minutes until we found things we'd moved."
She was not concerned if more heavy rain came tonight.
"It can't do any more damage than what it's already done."
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