An armed robber ordered customers to the floor while an accomplice fled with a "substantial amount" of cash from a suburban Auckland bank yesterday afternoon.
The robbery happened at about 2.12pm when two men, one armed with a pistol, entered the Grey Lynn branch of the ASB Bank on Great North Rd, Detective Sergeant Joe Aumua of Avondale police said.
The armed man ordered customers to lie on the floor, while the other man climbed over the security screen and confronted staff, forcing them to lie on the floor.
He then forced open cash drawers and took cash from them, Mr Aumua said.
The two men then left the bank and ran down Tuarangi Rd towards Western Springs.
Nobody was hurt during the robbery and the exact amount stolen is not yet known.
Police said one of the men was of medium build, possibly European, about 1.83m tall and wearing dark glasses and a blue and white hooded jacket.
The other man was a dark-skinned Maori or Polynesian, of stocky build. He was about 1.78m tall and wearing a light blue hooded track top.
- NZPA
Gunman threatens bank customers
Security camera image shows one of the robbers pointing a gun at customers during the hold-up. Photo / Supplied
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