New Zealand / Hawke's Bay

Napier police seeking two people after stabbing

08:48 am on 11 January 2024

Police are investigating a stabbing in the Napier suburb of Meeanee. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Napier police are looking for two people thought to have been involved in a stabbing on Wednesday night.

A man was critically injured when he was stabbed on Wai Whatu Street in Meeanee at about 8.40pm.

He was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital, where he remains in a serious condition.

Initial enquiries indicated the stabbing was family harm-related, police said.