Three men have been arrested after three people were stabbed in a brawl outside a bar in Auckland. One offender was armed with a knife and three people were stabbed. One man was stabbed in the chest and taken to hospital in a serious condition. On Friday night a 30-strong brawl broke out in Ponsonby outside the Vodka Room. "There is no indication in the job that there was a racial element to the incident."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 26, 2017 20:15 UTC