New Zealand / Wellington Region

Man falls from Rimutaka hut roof

08:13 am on 15 April 2017

A man has been taken by helicopter to Wellington Hospital after falling off the roof of a hut in Rimutuka Forest Park.

The Haurangi hut in Rimutaka Forest Park is close to the southern tip of the North Island. Photo: Google Maps

St John Ambulance said it got a call at 5.45am today saying the man had fallen from the Haurangi hut.