Two men are facing serious assault charges after a 55-year-old man was shot on a Wellington beach early today.
Emergency services were called by Makara beach residents after the injured man went to their property for help about 5.15am, Detective Senior Sergeant John van den Heuvel said.
"He has been taken to Wellington Hospital by the Westpac Rescue helicopter where he remains in a serious but stable condition with non-life threatening injuries," he said.
"A short while [after the incident] a vehicle drove into a police cordon in Karori and two occupants were arrested in relation to this incident."
They have been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, Mr van den Heuvel said.