Police have arrested a man after a fight in Wairoa.
A man is in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital after an assault in Wairoa on Thursday.
Acting Detective Sergeant Brent Griffiths said police were called to a property in Campbell Street in Wairoa, 120km northeast of Napier, just before 6.30pm after reports of two men fighting.
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30-year-old was found with life-threatening chest and head injuries and was flown by rescue helicopter to hospital in Hastings.
A second man, 38, with minor injuries, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and will appear in Gisborne District Court next week.