St John ambulance was called to a Papamoa Beach address just after 7.30, and took the man to Tauranga Hospital.

It's unclear how the accident happened.

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08 May: Emergency services have paused search efforts for the fisherman missing off the Raglan coast

08 May: Police are about to provide an update on a major development, following Sunday night's fatal shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road

07 May: More details have emerged of Friday's stabbing at Tauranga's Bayfair Shopping Centre

06 May: WorkSafe has laid charges against the board of trustees at Whangarei Boys High School - over a 15 year old student's death

05 May: Award-winning Maori musician Ria Hall has announced she's running for the Tauranga mayoralty

05 May: Poor weather forecasts are hampering the search for a remaining fisherman missing at Taiharuru since Wednesday

05 May: A person's died in a motorcycle crash in the Waikato

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