Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
Police are searching for the offenders of a knife-point robbery in Lower Hutt.
Police were called to a store in Rata Street in Naenae about 8am, where a group brandished a knife before robbing the store.
The offenders fled the scene in a vehicle which has since been located in Naenae Park abandoned.
"Police are reviewing CCTV footage, speaking with witnesses, and we are searching the area as we work to identify and locate the offenders," Inspector Simon de Wit Relieving Hutt Valley Area Commander said.
He said enquiries were ongoing and a scene examination was being conducted.
"If you have any information that may assist in identifying and locating the youths or saw a small silver Toyota hatchback leaving the scene towards Naenae Park between the hours of 8:10am and 8:20am please contact Police on 111 if it was recent or 105 if it's after the fact."