The 33-year-old has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in the Dunedin District Court today.
Police received a report at 4.35pm that an assault had occurred in Great King St, a police spokeswoman said.
One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition, she said.
Police arrested one person and spoke with both parties to establish what had occurred.
Eight police vehicles, including that of a dog handler, were seen outside an address close to the Alhambra-Union Rugby Football Club North Ground.
Yelling and a barking dog could be heard coming from the address.
A Hato Hone St John spokesman said
an ambulance and a first responder unit were sent to the scene.
A witness from a nearby business said they had seen a
person taken from the
passenger seat of a car and putin an ambulance about 5pm.
They said assaults often happened at the property.
