8 Sep 2025

Two people injured in assault in Waihi, Waikato

4:20 pm on 8 September 2025
Police in Wellington. Generic image

Police say they are working to establish what had happened. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

Two people have been injured in an assault in Waihi in Waikato.

Police were called to Amaranth Street just after 11am.

A spokesperson said the people involved were known to each other, and one person was arrested at the scene.

St John treated two patients in a moderate condition.

One was taken to Tauranga Hospital, and the other to Thames Hospital.

Police said they were working to establish what occurred.

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