Home invasion by man with no pants

A man minus his trousers burst into a Wellington house and knocked one of the occupants unconscious.

Police believe the incident in Millward St, Newtown, New Zealand at about 1.50am on Sunday was part of an attempted burglary.

Detective Sergeant Damian Murphy said the intruder was not known to the residents.

When one of the women in the house disturbed the man, described as a Maori, aged about 25 and 1.65 metres tall, he punched her in the face. She was knocked out, but her injuries were not serious, Mr Murphy said.

Police were calling for information from anyone who had seen a man in the area about the time of the attack, who was not wearing any trousers.

"That's fairly distinctive," he said. Nothing was stolen in the break-in.