A child was fighting for life after being hit by a vehicle in a driveway in Takapau last night.
A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the address on Aorangi Rd at about 7.15pm.
The female child, understood to be just under 2-years-old, was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings by St John ambulance, they said.
She remained in a critical condition in the intensive care unit and was flown to Starship Hospital in Auckland this morning.