A 4-year-old boy has been flown to Rotorua hospital after badly breaking his arm in a fall.
The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the Okahu Valley, near Ruatahuna,80km east of Rotorua, at 5pm Monday.
The young boy was driven to a local church, which provided a suitable site for the rescue helicopter to land.
He was treated by a St John Advanced Paramedic, before being airlifted, accompanied by his mother, to Rotorua Hospital for further treatment.