Police were called about 3.15pm after a man allegedly entered a commercial premises on Nile Street and demanded items, before fleeing on a motorbike along with an associate.

There were no weapons involved and no one was injured.

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24 Jun: A person is missing in the water at Maruia Falls in Shenandoah, southwest of Nelson

23 Jun: More than 75-thousand dollars has been raised for the survivors of the fatal van and truck crash, south of Picton

22 Jun: The centre of the country has been rocked by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake this evening

22 Jun: More than 60 thousand dollars has been raised in under 24 hours, for a family who lost seven in a horror crash on Sunday, south of Picton

22 Jun: A person's in a critical condition following a two-car crash on State Highway 63 in Marlborough

21 Jun: The impact of Sunday's fatal crash south of Picton is rippling across the country

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