A man's handed himself in and been charged over an alleged machete attack near a Sikh Temple in Auckland's Takanini last night

The male victim was attacked about 5pm at a sports complex near the temple - and a second person was hurt trying to intervene.

Supreme Sikh Society spokesman Daljit Singh alleges the attacker - with no links to the Temple - arrived with a machete in his bag.

Police say the two knew each other - and they're not treating it as a hate-motivated crime.

A 33-year-old's been charged with threats to kill and assault with a weapon.