A Hamilton father suffered minor cuts after wrestling with an intruder found holding a knife to his 3-year-old's throat.
Waikato police Senior Sergeant Matt Cranshaw said the family were woken to a sound of a person getting into their home through a rear door about 12.15am today.
"[Offender has] ended up going into a child's bedroom with a knife and the father got woken.
"He confronted the offender and they got into a fight and both ended up having wounds inflicted on them."
The man's partner had already called police, who were on their way, as the Pukete man struggled with the offender in the child's bedroom.