A man beaten with a hockey stick has been arrested for stabbing three men in Te Puke on Friday night.
Neighbours say those involved were members of an Indian family who have a history of brawling on the street.
Police investigating the incident say three people were found with stabwounds at a Te Puke address and the fourth man, who had been beaten with the hockey stick, was located at a separate property.
A St John spokesman said the men were taken to hospital from houses in Boucher Ave and Cameron Rd.
A man who also lives on Boucher Ave said the family were always fighting.
"I hear them all the time. They spill out on to the street and one time I had to go out there with a hatchet to break them up," he said.
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said police were called to a house about 9.45pm where they discovered three people with stab wounds.
A man was also found at another property, who had been beaten with a hockey stick.
All four were admitted to the Tauranga Hospital with serious injuries.
One man remained in the intensive care unit in a stable condition while a second man had been transferred to a ward.
A third man had been discharged from hospital, Turner said.
The fourth man, who had been beaten, a 35-year-old fruit picker, has been charged with assault and remanded in custody to appear in the Tauranga District Court tomorrow.
