Three armed robbers threatened a One Tree Point dairy's owners and took cigarettes and food before getting away in a car stolen from a Whangarei shopping centre three days before.
The One Tree Point Store incident on Sunday is one of two aggravated robberies being investigated, with a Kaitaia store owner punched and robbed yesterday morning.
On Sunday, three men wearing hooded sweatshirts arrived at the One Tree Point Dairy in the stolen car and threatened the store owner.
Detective Sergeant Aaron Crawford said police believe the men had weapons when they entered the dairy, just south of Whangarei, shortly before 5pm.
The menacing trio left with cigarettes, other tobacco products and food.