A man is in hospital after a stag attack on a farm near Wairoa today.
The 50-year-old suffered multiple puncture wounds to his legs caused by the antlers of a stag that attacked him.
A spokeswoman for the Lowe Rescue Helicopter said the man was on a farm in Frasertown when the attack occurred around 9:40am.
He was taken to Wairoa Hospital by ambulance and then transferred to Hawkes Bay Hospital by helicopter.
Hawke's Bay District Health Board media advisor Grant Harding said the man was currently in the emergency department being assessed, and his leg wounds were believed to be minor.
