Three men thought to be carrying weapons robbed a dairy at One Tree Point, south of Whangarei, yesterday.
Police said just before 5pm the three men wearing hooded sweatshirts entered the One Tree Point Store and allegedly threatened the owners.
They left with cigarettes, tobacco products and food.
Detective Sergeant Aaron Crawford said they had arrived in a stolen vehicle, later found abandoned at the Takahiwai Rugby League grounds on McEwen Rd.
The brown Toyota Corolla, registration NR2057, had been stolen from the Okara Shopping Centre in Whangarei on Friday.
