Manurewa man stabbed in the chest

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street.

Emergency services were called to the incident on Pitt Ave, Clendon Park, about 1.30pm.

The injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition with stab wounds to his chest

Police said there were reports an argument between two men at a Pitt Ave address spilled out onto the street and one of the men was armed with a knife.

Police were conducting enquiries in the street and are looking for a man who left the scene shortly after the victim was stabbed.

The victim is reported to be in a serious condition and will undergo surgery later today, police said.