One person has been critically injured in what the Herald understands was a stabbing in Auckland’s Remuera this afternoon.

A police spokesperson said a cordon has been set up and the public is asked to avoid the area.

A witness working nearby, who wished to remain anonymous, said about four or five police cars were at the scene, on the corner of Ōrākei Rd and the entrance to Ōrākei Basin West Reserve, near the local shopping village and train station.

Emergency services are responding to a “serious” incident in Auckland’s Remuera, which the Herald understands was a stabbing this afternoon. Photo / Dean Purcell

A woman shopping nearby said it was “really scary to think this sort of violent crime can happen so close to where I shop. I hope they catch the guy.

 “Someone outside the supermarket told me someone had been stabbed and they heard shrieks and screams,” she told the Herald.

Police said inquiries are “in the very early stages” and they would provide an update when they were able.

Police said inquiries are in the early stages. Photo / Dean Purcell

St John said a critical patient was taken to Auckland Hospital.