Police were called to a Heretaunga Street store just after 5pm, after a man with a firearm entered demanding goods.

A white SUV fled the scene and Police are asking any witnesses to call 105.

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17 Nov: Three children and a man killed in a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday - have been identified through a Givealittle page

17 Nov: Police are continuing to scour the scene of Saturday afternoon's fatal fire in Manawatu - in which three children and an adult died

16 Nov: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier

14 Nov: Detectives from Hastings and beyond are looking into the potential homicide of a woman who died in the suburb of Camberley last month

13 Nov: Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide

13 Nov: Police aren't ruling out further action - after arresting a man in connection to a building fire in Palmerston North late last month

07 Nov: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers

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Living & Travel:
It'll now be easier for travellers to go between beaches and snow - with Air New Zealand announcing a new non-stop seasonal service between Queenstown and Brisbane 11:57

Accident and Emergency:
Three children and a man killed in a house fire in Manawatu's Sanson on Saturday - have been identified through a Givealittle page 11:37

Business:
The cost of Christchurch City Council's five-year battle against city-wide housing intensification has been tallied 10:47

Rugby:
The All Blacks have arrived in Wales, battered and bruised mentally and physically 10:27

Education:
Why 'not just living for the weekend' may be a social media trend for good 10:17

National:
Asbestos has been found in children’s coloured sand. What’s the risk to kids? 10:07

Business:
Activity's been picking up in the housing market 10:07

Health & Safety:
A superbug outbreak at Christchurch Hospital is linked to a larger cluster, in Auckland 9:27

Cricket:
A seven-run triumph for New Zealand in the opening one-day cricket international against the West Indies in Christchurch, but the win may have come at a middle-order cost 8:57

Netball:
The Silver Ferns three-test netball series against England is heading to a decider after the hosts' 61-58 second test win in London 8:07

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