The man who was run over by a quad bike in a 1080 protest in Westland says he's shocked by the driver's actions because he knew him.
A man protesting the use of 1080 was hit by a quad bike Photo: Facebook/ Hikoi of a Poisoned Nation
Phil Paterson said he went to protest against the 1080 poison operations on a private farm near Hari Hari yesterday morning.
"He just came in his four wheel [drive] right at me and 'bang' I got knocked to the ground and then he went over my leg," he said.
"They put me in an ambulance and took me up to Grey [Base] Hospital [because I] had a bit of shock and stuff like that.
"They checked me out and I'm okay but I'm a bit bruised and sore."
Phil Paterson, who is 60-years-old, said he had talked to the driver on a few occasions and he had always been amicable.
A video of the crash has been shared more than a thousand times on social media.
The police said they were still making enquiries into the incident.