A 60-year-old woman requires surgery to have a bullet removed from her skull after she was shot in the head early this morning.
Police were called to a house in Druces Road, Manukau, after reports of a shooting at 1.30am.
A 60-year-old man appeared in Manukau District Court this morning charged with assault. Police said more serious charges were likely.
A police spokesman said the victim was taken to hospital where a CT scan revealed that there was a bullet lodged in her head.
Her condition is described as critical.
