A Lower Hutt man was seriously injured after an altercation with someone at the property next door.
Police are continuing to investigate and can't say how the man was injured, but say there was an altercation between neighbouring properties in Epuni on Tuesday morning.
They were called to an address on Trinity Ave shortly after 10am, where they found the man seriously injured.
The 22-year-old remains in a serious condition at Wellington Hospital's intensive care unit.