A person is in a serious condition after reportedly being stabbed when thieves broke into a home in Ruakākā.
Emergency services were called to a property on Kuparu Pl, off Peter Snell Dr, shortly before 11.30am today.
A spokesperson said police received reports of an assault in Ruakākā in which a person had been hurt. Initial inquiries suggested the people involved were known to one another.
A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said ambulance officers treated a patient in a serious condition and took them to Whangārei Hospital.