The aggravated robbery of a Katikati liquor store with a screwdriver ended with the arrest of two youths this afternoon.
A police spokesman said two youths entered the Bottle-O on Main Rd around 1pm armed with a screwdriver before taking off with cigarettes and cash in a stolen vehicle.
The driver fled from police and spikes were deployed.
The vehicle came to a stop at the intersection of Cameron Rd and 15th Ave in Tauranga South - nearly 40km from the robbery.