Man hospitalised after Maori club attack

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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 8:43a.m.

Police investigating the scene of the patu attack

Police investigating the scene of the patu attack

A man is in a critical condition in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after being bashed with a traditional Maori club.

The 30-year-old was attacked by a driver wielding a patu outside his home in Port Waikato south-west of Auckland last night.

The incident occurred when the victim left his home to confront a group of people doing burn-outs on his street.

After the altercation the offenders took off toward Tuakau, police later took one man into custody.

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26 Feb 2010 08:44p.m.

sharn wrote:

Good one dingleberry,you're pretty intelligent ay duuuude

03 Feb 2010 04:19p.m.

dude wrote:

almost always the same maori or pacific islander,police are looking for a maori or pacific islander,police are looking for a dark skined person and on it goe's.