Police are investigating more burglaries in Auckland overnight - including an armed robbery at a dairy and a store targeted by ram raiders eight times.
West Auckland Police are appealing to the public for any information relating to an armed robbery at a dairy in West Harbour last night.
Authorities were called to the dairy on Clearwater Cove shortly after 6pm.
"Two men entered the store armed with a weapon at 6.15pm. They took money from the till and then left the store," a spokeswoman said.
It is not known exactly what kind of weapon was used or whether anyone was injured.
However, officers are calling anyone who may have been in and around the area at the time who may have seen the two people involved or anything else suspicious to come forward.
Officers were later called to the Ōrākei Fine Wines & Spirits liquor stores on Coates Ave just before 4am after reports of a vehicle being used in a ram-raid-style theft.
The vehicle, a Nissan Tiida, was left at the scene and later towed.
Photos show the devastation left behind at the store - with smashed glass and broken bottles of wine and alcohol left strewn on the ground inside and outside the store.
The owner arrived devastated at the scene in front of him; telling the Herald this was the eighth ram raid at his store.
"Eight times this has happened to me. Eight times - eight times," he said, repeatedly.
"The store next door has been hit three times in the past four months.
"I've applied for bollards and got nothing. I'm not asking for any money. I just want permission for bollards."
He said he hoped media coverage would let people understand what was happening to people like him.
Five other stores at a block of shops in Howick were also targeted overnight - this time in smash-and-grab-type burglaries.
Police were called to a shopping complex on Moore St shortly after 3am after reports that several food stores had been hit.
Those affected were: Awesome Shop, Yume Sushi, Pizza Club, Fruit World and Bin Inn: Wholefoods & Specialty Groceries.
It is understood the establishments were targeted for the cash register machines at each respective store.
Police officers inspected each outlet - all of which soon had police tape blocking their respective entrances.
Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown was appalled by the overnight rampage, claiming it was the result of government policies that didn't hold criminals to account.
"I am shocked to hear that five shops have been burgled in Howick overnight.
"This will be heartbreaking for the business owners and their staff and I hope the perpetrators are quickly brought to justice.
This is a direct result of a soft-on-crime Labour Government which has focused on emptying our prisons rather than holding criminals to account."
• Can you help? Anyone with information that may help Police investigating any of the incidents is urged to call Police immediately on 105 or CrimeStoppers anonymous on 0800 555 111
The security guard was critically injured and remains in hospital after surgery overnight.