Emergency services were called about 2.30 that the scooter had gone into the water off Chapel Street.

An older man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition for cuts to his hand, foot and head.

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05 Nov: A Waikato police officer who pepper-sprayed a speeding motorist three times for not handing over his keys, must now pay his victim a thousand dollars

04 Nov: Oli Mathis is willing to play the long game as he begins his life at the Crusaders

04 Nov: Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week

03 Nov: Auckland's Mayor is questioning the Northland Corridor's multibillion-dollar price tag

03 Nov: A coroner's warning of the risks of DIY, after a Northland man was crushed and killed while fixing his ride-on lawnmower

02 Nov: A person has died after a crash in Waikato's Rangiriri

02 Nov: Event organisers expect the 10th anniversary of Hamilton's Gourmet in the Gardens to be the most popular to date

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