Tourist robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight

An 18-year-old man was arrested last night after a tourist was held up at gunpoint in broad daylight.

The Japanese victim was one of a group of about 25 tourists on Itchen St, Oamaru, when he was confronted by a youth with a BB gun at 3.50pm, said Detective Sergeant Mike Ryder, of Oamaru police.

The youth took $10 from the tourist before fleeing in a blue car. "It was only a BB gun, but it doesn't make it look any less real when it's pointed at you," Mr Ryder told the Otago Daily Times.

The accused youth will appear in Oamaru District Court today accused of aggravated robbery.

- NZPA