One person has been seriously injured following an assault in the South Auckland town of Pukekohe this afternoon.
Police and ambulance services are still at the scene on King St after receiving a report of the assault shortly before 3pm.
“The area has been cordoned off while emergency services respond and inquiries are [being] undertaken to determine the circumstances of the incident,” a police spokesperson said.
Hato Hone St John was notified of the incident at 2.52pm and sent one ambulance and one rapid response unit to the scene.
“We assessed and treated one patient who was transported to Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition,” a St John spokesperson said.
