A child is now in Starship Hospital in a critical condition after almost drowning at a home in the Auckland suburb of Epsom early this evening.

In the Far North, a person was airlifted from Paihia to Whangarei Hospital in a serious condition after experiencing difficulties around 5.30pm.

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