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A man has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash near Katikati.
TrustPower rescue helicopter spokesman Liam Brettkelly said the 32-year-old Tokoroa man was riding his motorbike in an orchard north of Katikati when he hit a tree. "It appears the man may not have been wearing a helmet," Brettkelly said. The man had serious head and facial injuries and burns.
