South Auckland Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver in Pukekohe.

TO RNZ

Police are urging members of the public with information to come forward following a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured in Pukekohe, South Auckland, last week.

Emergency services were called at 2.47am on Friday to reports of a man found injured and unconscious in Wellington Street.

The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he remains.

Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor said police were asking anyone who may have seen the incident or had CCTV footage to contact him.