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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/helico...WQLCR4E7KY/Two people have died in a helicopter crash at a rivermouth north of Kaikōura.
Three other occupants - believed to include children - survived the impact.
They were dragged free from the wreckage by locals who had watched in horror as the helicopter spiralled downwards and went to help, some with tractors.
The three survivors were seriously injured and have been flown to hospital.