Stabbings shock NZ

A MAN wielding two knives stabbed four people in a New Zealand supermarket on Monday, critically injuring three.

They were fighting for their lives after the attack at a Countdown supermarket in the South Island city of Dunedin about 2.30pm.

Witnesses said a man armed with two knives stabbed supermarket staff and bystanders who tried to stop him were also injured.

Police have arrested the alleged offender.