Tauranga Police are hunting two masked thieves who carried out a ram-raid at a Paengaroa gas station and made of with an ATM containing an undisclosed amount of cash.
The cash machine was at Gull service station.
Katrina Green, one of the owners for Gull Paengaroa, said the ram-raid, which happened about 1.30am yesterday, resulted in significant damage.
Ms Green said CCTV security footage showed the driver and passenger in the stolen black Subaru Forrester make two to three attempts to ram their way inside the station.
"After initially gaining entry, the masked passenger ran inside and kicked and banged at the ATM which had been bolted to the floor, before the bigger driver also came inside and the pair carried the ATM to the stolen vehicle, then drove away," she said.