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  •   Home > News > National > Auckland

    Police continue their search for a suspect after a person was seriously injured in an assault on Howe Street in Auckland's Freemans Bay

    Police continue their search for a suspect after a person was seriously injured in an assault on Howe Street in Auckland's Freemans Bay


    The person was taken to hospital about 3:30 yesterday afternoon with injuries consistent with a stab wound.

    Police say the offender left in a nearby vehicle - and they're working to find the vehicle and identify the person.

    Auckland Girls Grammar and a nearby early childhood centre were temporarily put into lockdown following the assault.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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