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Police are investigating an incident in which a 12-year-old boy was reportedly shot in the face with an air rifle.
The boy was transferred by helicopter from Taupo Hospital to Rotorua Hospital at 1am today and was later said to be in a stable condition.
Detective Senior Sergeant Todd Pearce, of Taupo, said the exact details of what occurred were still unclear but the boy's injuries were not life threatening.
Rotorua police had been speaking with the boy's family at the hospital.
- NZPA
