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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07 Nov: School children are shaken-up after their bus was involved in a fatal crash with a car in Rotorua's Owhata last night

06 Nov: Five people have been arrested following a gang tangi in Rotorua today

06 Nov: A Rotorua man found with imported objectionable material described as New Zealand's most serious case - has lost his bid to keep his name secret

06 Nov: Wairoa residents can expect to see an increased police presence as Police officers carry out a training exercise today

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

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