Police are on the hunt for a group of men after a 41-year-old man was stabbed and seriously assaulted in Gisborne yesterday morning.
The victim of the attack was taking a morning walk along Valley Rd when he was set upon by three people shortly after 6am, March 29.
The man sustained facial injuries, stab wounds and lacerations to his body in the unprovoked assault.
Police said in a statement they were searching for three Māori males in their 20s in relation to the assault.
One was clean shaven with short hair and a black hooded jersey.