A man was shot in the upper leg during a hunting trip in the Tararua Ranges overnight.
The man's injuries were described as serious by the Palmerston North-based Rescue Helicopter pilot Chris Moody, who was called out about midnight to bring the man, aged in his 20s, to hospital.
The man had suffered a "serious accidental gunshot wound to his upper leg", Mr Moody said, during a hunting trip in the Tararua Ranges, near Shannon.
The Palmerston North hunter had being given first aid by two others in the hunting group, in an attempt to contain the bleeding.
Using night-vision goggles, Mr Moody located the injured man, with the help of his hunting party who signalled with a hand-held torch.
