Arrest after man attacked with machete in Napier road rage incident

Police were called to an industrial part of Napier where a man was attacked by a machete on Tuesday morning. Photo / Warren Buckland

A 46-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a machete attack on Tuesday morning.

He has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and wilful damage.

Police said they were called to Thames St about 8.20am on Tuesday after reports of an altercation between two motorists where one victim was attacked with a machete in what appeared to be a road rage scenario on an industrial street in Napier.

The alleged offender was set to appear in the Napier District Court on Wednesday.

Several police vehicles were at or near the scene in Pandora, near coffee spot The Yellow Container.

A police officer at the scene said a man had been attacked by someone with a machete in an apparent road rage incident.

“Police are following lines of inquiry,” he said.

The victim had a bandage and blood visible on his right hand as he spoke to police.

A police spokeswoman said it was reported that one person assaulted another on Thames St around 8.20am.

A Hato Hone St John spokesman said one person was assessed at the scene and transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a moderate condition.

A Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay spokeswoman said a man in his 30s was being assessed in Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Emergency Department on Tuesday morning.