Tauranga man charged over Westpac robbery

A Tauranga man has been charged with the armed robbery of a Westpac branch last week.

Adam Leatham, 22, appeared in the Tauranga District Court yesterday morning on five charges related to the robbery last Tuesday but entered no plea.

Police allege that Leatham, dressed in orange overalls and a balaclava and brandishing a pistol, stole nearly $6300 from the Cherrywood branch.