Three ambulances were sent to Papamoa Beach just after 12.30am.

Paramedics treated three people and took two of them to Tauranga Hospital.

St John is referring media to police for more details.

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12 Aug: Auckland have stunned top-seeded Taranaki to advance to the National Basketball League final

11 Aug: Five people have been arrested after a handful of robberies around Tauranga

11 Aug: A third murder charge - in relation to the death of a 33-year-old Taranaki father

10 Aug: Three more people have been arrested in relation to an aggravated robbery in Rotorua last month

09 Aug: Ten people have been arrested and charges over an alleged gang-related disorder incident in Taupo last month

09 Aug: Two men and a teenager will appear in court today, charged with murdering Taranaki man Rei Marshall

08 Aug: Three men have been arrested in relation to the death of a man in New Plymouth last week

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