Police are seeking information after a man allegedly entered a Greymouth address and assaulted one of the occupants on Saturday night. The man entered an address on Reid St, Blaketown, about 11.15pm on Saturday, Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Brent Lyford said in a press release this afternoon. He assaulted one of the occupants before being confronted by another occupant and leaving, the Det Snr Sgt Lyford said. The home occupants also described the man as being disoriented and under the influence. Police were asking anyone who had seen a man matching this description in the Reid St area on Saturday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 23, 2026 00:36 UTC