The man was arrested after police searched a Wairoa property this morning. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
A gang member has been charged after a serious assault at Māhia in Hawke's Bay on New Year's Day.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Moorhouse said the arrest was made after police searched a property on Apatu Street in Wairoa on Tuesday morning.
A patched member of the Mongrel Mob Barbarians MC was arrested, he said.
The 29-year-old faces several charges relating to the assault, as well as one for methamphetamine found at the property.
A 25-year-old woman has been jointly charged with possession of methamphetamine for supply.
The man is to appear in Gisborne District Court on Wednesday.