Police want information about a brawl that took place in Māhia on New Year's Day. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Hawke's Bay police are seeking witnesses to a New Year's Day brawl that left a man with facial injuries.
The fight involving between 20 to 30 people happened just after 12.40am in the carpark of a Newcastle Street hotel in Māhia.
A 34-year-old man trying to break up the fight was knocked unconscious and received facial injuries - putting him in hospital.
He has since been discharged.
Police said it was likely witnessed by a number of people and would like anyone with information or footage to come forward to them.