A man's been arrested after a stabbing in west Auckland.

Police deployed a dog unit and the Eagle Helicopter around four this afternoon to hunt for a man, after the stabbing on Seabrooke Avenue.

They say a 23-year-old man was found hiding in the ceiling cavity of an associate's home on Titirangi Road.

The male victim has been taken to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition with a stab wound to the stomach.