A man was flown to hospital early this morning after suffering serious burns at a popular New Year's campsite.
The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter was called to Vinegar Hill, near Hunterville in Rangitikei, about 1am.
Paramedics were at the scene helping the 27-year-old burns victim.
"The guy was heavily sedated by the time he got to hospital because of the nature of his injuries," helicopter base manager and pilot Chris Moody said.
"It appears he's fallen [into] a fire, from what the ambulance officers said."