A man has been caught on camera trying to smash the front of a Rotorua jewellery shop in the early hours of the morning.
Rotorua Jewellers co-owner Rod and Janine Pearce were woken this morning around 4.20am by their security company.
A man attempted to smash the window of the CBD store with what Pearce said appeared to be a "big spanner", and set the shop alarm off in the process.
In footage provided to the Rotorua Daily Post by the owner, a man can be seen running towards the store and throwing something at the window.