A man is in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing in Northland last night.

Police were called to a family violence incident in Otaika just after 6pm where they found a 45-year-old man with stab wounds.

He was rushed to Whangarei Hospital in an ambulance.

Police arrested a 43-year-old woman soon after the incident.

She'll appear in the Whangarei District court today facing a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.