New Zealand

1080 protester hit by quad bike

21:44 pm on 4 August 2018

A 60-year-old man has been hit by a quad bike while protesting outside a farm where 1080 poison operations were being conducted.

A man protesting the use of 1080 was hit by a quad bike Photo: Facebook/ Hikoi of a Poisoned Nation

Police said they were notified of a crash on private farm near Harihari in Westland at 8AM.

The man received medical treatment for minor injuries to his foot.

A local 65-year-old Harihari resident is assisting police with their enquiries into the crash.