A toddler has been airlifted to Middlemore Hospital suffering burn injuries after falling into a fire pit in Northland.
The incident happened this afternoon on a farm south of Dargaville at Pouto.
Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust spokesman Lincoln Davies told the Herald the little boy was airlifted by Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter with moderate injuries.
Pilot of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter, James Tayler, said he fell into an open pit fire on the farm that was burning general rubbish.