“At one point the offender was asked to leave but in doing so the situation became worse.

“The offender forced his way back into the house and subjected the victim to a violent attack.

“He fled the house in a vehicle that was seen by the police unit that arrived at the scene.”

The vehicle failed to stop for police but was stopped a short time later in the nearby Mt Eden area and the driver was arrested.

A 16-year-old male will appear in Auckland court facing charges including wounding, theft and failure to stop, a spokesman said.

Hato Hone St John was called to the scene in the Epsom suburb at around 2am following reports that a woman had been seriously injured.

They transferred the woman, who was in critical condition, to Auckland City Hospital at 2.15am.

“We responded with two rapid response units and an ambulance,” a St John spokesman said.

Police said the victim’s condition had improved and he was in a serious but stable condition at Auckland City Hospital.

Katie Oliver is a Multimedia Journalist and breaking news reporter based in Christchurch.