A brawl broke out on a Whangārei street after a pedestrian was hit by a car on Saturday morning.
Police, St John and Fire and Emergency NZ all attended the brawl which broke out around 10:45am.
Police say they were called to Walton St after reports of a large group of people fighting and smashing vehicles.
"In the altercation, a car was driven into pedestrians - one person was seriously injured and another moderately injured," police said in a statement.
"A handful of people were arrested, including a youth, and charged with a range of offences, including possession of an offensive weapon and wounding with intent."
A worker at a nearby store, who wishes to remain anonymous, told 1News a pedestrian was hit by a car then a group of men ran after it, dragging the driver out of the vehicle and beating him.
They said by the time the police arrived the fight had escalated, with a large amount of onlookers watching.
The eye witness added there was a bit of an "altercation" between police and the group, before they were detained.
St John say two people were taken to Whangārei Hospital in a moderate condition.
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