Two men threatened a dairy worker with a metal bar and stole cash and cigarettes before making their escape on a scooter in Invercargill.
Police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery at the Pomona Street Discount Dairy on Saturday night.
Two men approached the store about 8.45pm, one of whom presented a metal bar at a staff member, police said.
The staff member ran away and called police.
The offenders then entered the store and took cash and cigarettes before leaving on a motorised scooter, travelling west on Tramway Rd.