In the early Hours of this morning, 18 May, a man was located with serious injuries in a car park on Garaway Street, Whakatāne.
The man remains in a critical condition in Whakatāne Hospital.
Police are working to determine the circumstances that led to the man being injured.
Cordons are in place between Tuhoe Avenue, and Garaway Avenue along the Wainuitewhara Stream.
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