A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
THE ECT rescue helicopter has flown four missions in the past four days.
One of them involved an incident in Paremata Road at Tolaga Bay on Saturday, where a vehicle left the road and came to rest against a power pole.
A 78 year old man in the vehicle was
flown to Gisborne Hospital.
“The man had suffered a medical event resulting in the vehicle leaving the road.
“He was flown to Gisborne in a serious condition,” a chopper spokeswoman said.