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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15 Jan: Black Caps quick Blair Tickner is set to make his T20 Super Smash season-debut for the Central Stags against Auckland tomorrow evening in Napier

14 Jan: Locals describe Waitarere Beach as a not so-cohesive little town - after a fatal shooting overnight

14 Jan: The mayor of Horowhenua says a death and injuries by shooting at Waitarere Beach overnight, near Levin - are a massive shock to the community

13 Jan: Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground

12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay

09 Jan: One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier

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