UPDATE 4.03pm: A child hit by a car in Mount Maunganui has been taken to Tauranga Hospital.
The child, believed to be 7 years old, was at the centre of a call out of emergency services at 3.20pm this afternoon to Maranui Rd.
Police northern communications centre Inspector Ian Brooker confirmed a child had been hit by a car but was not seriously injured.
It was not clear if the incident happened on a driveway or on the road, Mr Brooker said.
EARLIER: Emergency services are responding to reports a child has been hit by a car at Mount Maunganui.