A Western Bay service station has closed due to staff and customer security fears after burglars ram-raided the business.
Z Energy closed its Omokoroa site yesterday in the "interests of safety" for staff, customers and the community.
Spokesperson Christine Langdon told the Bay of Plenty Times the company made the decision after reviewing security after a ram-raid last month, concluding there was a "high risk" to people.
The cost of upgrading security inside the store and on the forecourt would have been "well into the six figures".
"The investment did not stack up financially alongside the turnover at the site. Z Omokoroa is one of the lowest-volume sites in the country and volume had been dropping," she said