At least one person has been injured in the incident.

A man has been stabbed in Sydenham, Christchurch on Sunday evening in an apparent row over a dog.

At least two people are believed to have been injured in the incident at Leitch St shortly after 8pm.

Armed police attended the scene along with several police cars, a police dog handler, and an ambulance. The victim was visibly bleeding, but walking around.

JAMIE SMALL/FAIRFAX NZ Armed police attended the scene in Sydenham.

A neighbour said there had been a "commotion" on the street and that the victim was a local.

"There were three guys on the road, and they'd been stabbed," said a neighbour.

"One had a gash on his shoulder about 10 centimetres long."

One victim told the neighbour someone nearly hit his dog with a car, and he had confronted the driver.

"And then it's really escalated," said the neighbour.

Police said they received a report that there was a group of people fighting on Leitch St and they confirmed that "at least one person" has been stabbed in the incident.

