Christchurch police are hunting an armed robber who held up a city petrol station this afternoon.
The man entered a Mobil service station on Creyke Rd in Ilam at 1.50pm and presented a firearm.
He demanded cash from the attendant who handed over money from the cash register.
The man left on foot towards the intersection of Creyke Rd and Ilam Rd, police say.
The man is described as Caucasian, approximately 5ft 10 (178cm) tall, with brown beard and wearing a brown knitted hat, dark blue overalls and black shoes.