A teenager is in a critical condition after being stabbed in Koutu today.
The 17-year-old was taken to hospital after receiving stab wounds outside a residential address on Frank St about 2.30am.
He remained in a critical condition and police were making inquiries into the circumstances of the incident.
![Police remain at the scene of Frank St stabbing. Photo / Stephen Parker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XHX7ISA5KQUHIAD2BSVLSK4D34.jpg?auth=bee78590d416b5a55fbd7f243dce6fb1f21b152808ed2de00324dbdbe21c2c2f&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
Cordons were in place at the scene and there would be a larger police presence in the area.