Karangahape Rd on a quieter day. Photo: The Detail/Tom KitchinPolice are asking for help to identify those involved in a brawl on Auckland's Karangahape Rd early today. Three men were hospitalised after a series of assaults following the "mass disorder", police said, and four arrested. "Around 4.15am there was a serious assault outside the Crown Bar on Queen St. A 33-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised. A 27-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2025 01:58 UTC