The damage caused by a ram-raid in Papamoa. Photo / supplied
A Pāpāmoa supermarket has been ram-raided overnight, the latest in a string across the Bay of Plenty.
Police confirmed they had received a report of a burglary at a Golden Sands Drive premises about 4.30am.
They said the report was of a burglary where a vehicle had been used to gain entry.
It is believed a number of items were taken.
Police said inquiries were ongoing.
A resident who saw the damage at 6am said there were chocolate bars scattered across the footpath.
"It was pretty obvious they were part of the 'take'," she said.
She said staff at a nearby cafe told her the police had been and gone by that point.
Mayor Mahe Drysdale says the council's budget is a 'ceiling ... not a target'.