A 16-year-old girl has been charged following an alleged assault at a mall in Mount Maunganui yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the shopping complex around 4.40pm yesterday afternoon, where the teenager was arrested.
She has today been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The girl is due to reappear in Tauranga District Court next week.
A police spokesperson said the victim “remains in hospital in a stable condition”.
“Police acknowledge that this incident will have been unsettling and traumatic for staff and shoppers.”
Officers are urging anyone who filmed or witnessed the incident to come forward, as the incident happened at a busy time of day at the shopping complex.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
At the time, a witness posted on social media that she had been locked down in a nearby salon due to a stabbing.
She said she could see police with “big guns” as well as ambulance staff.