At 4am the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was called to transfer a 19-year-old Te Puke woman from Tauranga hospital to Auckland hospital.
The woman had gone into premature labour and required specialist maternity services at Auckland hospital.
She was airlifted along with her midwife and the flight was carried out with the aid of night vision equipment.
Philips Search and Rescue Trust is a charitable organisation, operating rescue helicopters throughout the Central North Island.
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