A dairy owner was allegedly threatened by three robbers with weapons who then led police on a pursuit through the Waikato.
Three people entered the Waihou dairy about 6.40pm last night and allegedly threatened the owner with weapons before stealing cigarettes and a phone, police said.
The three then fled the scene in a car driven by a fourth offender, police say.
Police found the car a short time later on State Highway 27 near Matamata and road spikes were used to stop it when the driver refused to pull over.
The offenders jumped out of the car and ran away through farmland.