An Auckland woman was airlifted to Whakatane Hospital after suffering abdominal injuries in a rope swing accident.

The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to Te Kaha after a 30-year-old woman was injured when she got caught up in a rope swing yesterday afternoon.

The Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was called to Te Kaha yesterday afternoon.

'The woman and friends were rope swinging into a river when the incident occurred,” says pilot and base manager Liam Brettkelly.

'She was taken to Te Kaha medical centre where it was decided she needed helicopter transport to hospital because of the nature of her injuries.”

The woman was airlifted to Whakatane in a moderate condition.