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Man injured after microlight plane crashes in Northland

January 11, 2020

A man is in a moderate condition after a microlight plane crashed near Whangārei, Northland, today.

The plane crashed into a paddock in Otaika, south of Whangārei, just after 11am, a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson told 1 NEWS.

St John confirmed the pilot has been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

He was the only person in the plane.

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