An undisclosed amount of cash was taken in the robbery of Kensington Stationers when three robbers, one armed with a pistol, demanded money and then fled in a stolen car.
Three staff members and about five customers were left shaken and traumatised by the robbery about 10.40am today. Police were quick to cordon off the small shopping area including Kensington Stationers which also doubles as a PostShop and a Kiwibank.
Whangarei police Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Huys said three people, all believed to be males, had their heads and faces covered when they entered the shop and confronted a staff member.
"One of them is believed to have been armed with a small pistol," Mr Huys said. "They demanded money and left shortly after with an undisclosed amount of cash."
The trio fled in a silver-coloured Holden Commodore which had been stolen a couple of days earlier from a property in Whangarei. The registration number is AUH729.