A 25-year-old man has been injured in a paragliding accident near the top of the Christchurch Gondola.
He crashed close to the Summit Station about 11.15am.
Firefighters took him down Mt Cavendish in a stokes basket, a cage-type stretcher.
A St John Ambulance spokeswoman says the man has been taken to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter.
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He is in a serious condition.