A canyoner has been airlifted out of Coromandel Forest Park after falling 10 metres.
They are recovering in Waikato Hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
The climber was part of a group of 10 who were hiking through the waterfalls and gorges of Coromandel Park on Saturday afternoon.
Maritime NZ's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) said it received an SOS from a personal locator beacon at 2:20pm, but it was too windy to send in a helicopter for the rescue.
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RCCNZ worked Land Search and Rescue to remove the fallen person, planning to send in a team to carry the person out by stretcher.
Luckily, by 7:30pm conditions had mellowed enough for the rescue helicopter to land in the canyon.
Members of the canyoning party assisted paramedics by carrying the injured person on a stretcher to the helicopter.
The injuries are described as "moderate".
"The group did the right thing and organised a beacon to take with them on this trip," said senior search and rescue officer Mike Roberts.
"It allowed us to respond immediately and locate them quickly."
Personal locator beacons are small handheld devices which, when activated, send out an SOS to Search and Rescue teams.
The message is sent out via satellite to be picked up by the nearest rescue control centre so they can deploy a team to you.
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