Two police officers were hospitalised after a brutal attack by a group of youths on Christmas Day.
The pair were kicked while they lay on the ground and one woman allegedly used a brick as a weapon and tried to shoot an officer with his own taser.
The officers had responded to a call from church-goers who witnessed teenagers damaging letterboxes and street signs in Dargaville about 8pm.
Police followed them to a house on Tirarau Street where a party was in progress.
Party-goers at the address became aggressive and the officers were punched, hit to the ground and kicked while they were down.