A child has been taken to hospital after a water incident at a beach south east of Auckland.
St John ambulance confirmed two vehicles attended the incident at Orere Point, along the coast of the Firth of Thames and Haurki Gulf.
One patient was treated and transport to Starship Hospital in a serious condition.
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