A man remains in intensive care after being kicked in the head and left unconscious during a brawl in Palmerston North.
Police say the disorder at about 3.15am on 27 December involved multiple people on Broadway Avenue, near Berrymans Lane.
A man in his 20s was unconscious on the ground when he was kicked, police said.
He's had surgeries on his head after being transported to Wellington Hospital, where he's in a critical condition in intensive care.
Police want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the fight.