Police probe assault on Waikato farmerWAIKATO WESTPAC RESCUE The rescue helicopter used night vision goggles to land. Police are working to get to the bottom of an alleged attack on a farmer by a group of hunters on his Waikato property. The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Piopio, south-west of Te Kuiti, to pick the man up. READ MORE: Pair not guilty of alleged assaults at pig hunt after partyHowever, Waikato police said they had received differing reports as to what took place in the southern Waikato farm early Friday. A Waikato Hospital spokesperson said the man was stable in a ward on Friday.

Source: Stuff October 20, 2016 17:15 UTC