Three men have appeared in court after a petrol station robbery.
Pukawa Allan Shelford, 17, Ari Jean Higgins, 22, and Kelvin John Guttery, 20, appeared in Tauranga District Court facing aggravated robbery charges yesterday.
The men were arrested after the Z Service Station at the corner of Cameron Rd and 11th Ave was robbed. About 10.10pm on Sunday, two men entered the station with their faces covered by bandanas - one brandishing a knife and the other a knuckle duster.
Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said the robbers threatened the shopkeeper and took money, cigarettes and food before running away down St John St and getting into a getaway car.
The vehicle was then driven off at speed down 11th Ave towards Waihi Rd.