Rotorua police are investigating a robbery at Edmund Rd's Gull service station.
A Police Northern Communcations spokesman said police were called to the station about 7.45pm on Friday night.
"All we know is there has been some sort of robbery."
Police were seen driving around the area about 8pm and by about 9pm police tape had been put up around the station and there were several police officers there.
The spokesman said as far as he was aware no one had been hurt and police were investigating the incident.