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

09 Jan: A sweltering weekend's ahead for many parts of the country - and Fire and Emergency's warning the risk of fires and wildfires is high

08 Jan: More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

07 Jan: Police are urging drivers to slow down, saying they've seen worrying speeds in the Manawatu region over the past couple of weeks

07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students

06 Jan: Construction's underway on new flood resilience for a road in Hawke's Bay's Omahu

05 Jan: A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings

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