“At one point the offender was asked to leave but whilst doing so the situation escalated.

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

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

The vehicle did not stop for Police but was soon stopped in the nearby Mt Eden area and the driver was arrested.

A spokesman said a 16-year-old man was due to appear in an Auckland court charged with wounding, breaking and entering and failing to stop.

Hato Hone St John was called to the scene at around 2am following reports of a woman with serious injuries in the suburb of Epsom.

They took the woman to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition 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 she was now in a serious but stable condition at Auckland Hospital.

Katie Oliver is a multimedia journalist and breaking news reporter from Christchurch.