Police are looking for a man with head and face injuries after home intruder was hit about the head with a golf club in the Hawke's Bay settlement of Māhia.
At around 11.30pm on February 28, a man had entered a Newcastle St address uninvited and seriously assaulted one of the occupants, police said.
Detective Sergeant Joshua Jones said another occupant confronted the man, hitting him over the head with a golf club – causing injuries to his head and face.
"As a result, he has fled from the property on a side-by-side quadbike, down Newcastle St and onto Weld St."
Jones said this was a "very serious incident" that happened in a place the victim should have felt safe.
"The victim sustained serious injuries, and both occupants are understandably very shaken by the incident."
Police conducted initial inquiries but had been unable to identify the man, and so were seeking the assistance of the public.
"The man is described to be in his 30s or 40s around 1.85m to 1.90m in height, and of chubby build. He was reported to be wearing a white singlet and jeans. He has very short, black, hair and a receding hair line," Jones said.
"Police are asking for anyone that has seen a man matching this description, or who had unexplained head injuries from the weekend of Saturday 28 February, to please get in touch."
Additionally, police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed a dark coloured quad bike in the Newcastle Street and Weld Street areas, between 11pm and midnight on that Saturday night, or who has CCTV or dashcam footage of the area.
Anyone with relevant information should contact police on 105.
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