A man in critical condition with suspected bullet wounds following an incident in South Auckland

The police are investigating whether a conflict between Papatoetoe and a firearm was discovered is related to a man who was treated at the hospital and allegedly shot and wounded.

The first incident occurred around 3:40 pm on Grayson Avenue in Papatoetoe. The police received information. A gun was seen during a fight between two people.

A police spokeswoman said officers went to the scene of the Grayson Ave incident and inquired.

The police also responded to information that a man reported to Middlemore Hospital with suspected gunshot wounds approximately 20 minutes after the Grayson Ave incident.

"The police are currently trying to establish the circumstances of their injuries and to determine if the two incidents are related or not," said the spokeswoman.

The man suspected of gunshot wounds was in critical condition, she added.