A child critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in a rural Hawke's Bay driveway is now in a stable condition.
Emergency services were called to Aorangi Rd in Takapau at about 7.15pm last night.
The young girl, understood to be just under 2 years old, was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings by St John ambulance.
Initial reports stated she was flown to the hospital but Central Hawke's Bay Constable Andy Walker said the rescue chopper was instead deployed to an incident in Gisborne.
The girl remained in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Hawke's Bay Hospital and was flown to Starship Hospital in Auckland yesterday morning.