Police are conducting a scene examination on Karangahape Road after a large fight took place in the early hours of the morning. Video / Dean Purcell
A mass brawl on a popular Auckland nightlife strip has ended with multiple arrests and a person in hospital with critical injuries.
Emergency services were called to Auckland’s Karangahape Rd around 3.41am following multiple reports of mass disorder and a large fight on the street.
Officers dispersed the crowd ofaround 50 people.
Hato Hone St John sent an ambulance to the scene, where one person was found injured. They were taken to Auckland City Hospital in a critical condition.
Police said four people were arrested in connection to the fight.
The Karangahape Rd and Cobden St intersection, by the base of the Lighthouse Apartments, has been taped off as police investigate.
Police scene examination on Karangahape Rd after a large fight took place in the early hours of this morning. Photo / Dean Purcell
A forensic examination is taking place. Photo / Dean Purcell
Residents reported hearing yelling and screaming on the street for about two hours following the incident, as armed police searched the area with dogs.
A worker at Sunshine Superette said he arrived to open the store and came across the heavy police presence nearby but was soon able to open for trade.
