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A man has been hospitalised after he was shot in his shoulder during a hunting trip in the Waikato this morning.
The 44-year-old from Putaruru was shot by a rifle, while he was on a bow and arrow hunt in a forest west of Mangakino, 35km south west of Tokoroa, Mark Funnell of Youth Town Rescue Helicopter said.
The man was flown by rescue helicopter to Waikato hospital.
- NZPA