The TECT Rescue Helicopter has been busy over the recent Easter weekend holiday.

The helicopter was used in seven emergencies over the holiday weekend, including a major traffic incident on the Athenree Gorge.

A father and son were involved in a motor vehicle crash on State Highway 2 on Good Friday and were flown to Tauranga Hospital with various injuries.

The crash at 11am was one of many over the Easter weekend.

As well as the SH2 crash a 22-year-old female suffered a concussion due to a fall and was flown from Matakana Island to Tauranga Hospital for treatment.

An 83-year-old man, who sustained neck and head injuries in a fall, was flown in a time-critical flight from the Coromandel town of Tairua.

The patient was transported by ambulance to the Tairua rugby field to meet the incoming helicopter and was flown to Waikato Hospital.

The remaining flights were inter-hospital transfers from various regional hospitals for medical emergencies due to a stroke, brain bleed, cardiac and shortness of breath.