An injured man has been winched off Mauao after falling down a bank on to rocks.
The TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to the walking track in Mount Maunganui to assist the patient, in his 70s, a Philips Search and Rescue Trust spokesperson said.
The man had been injured after the fall.
The rescue helicopter's onboard crew winched the patient from his location and transported him to Tauranga Hospital for further treatment.
