Christchurch convenience store targeted in ram-raid, burglary

A convenience store appears to have been the target of another ram-raid in Christchurch.

The front doors of Barkers' Convenience Store in Hornby have been pushed into the shop by a vehicle.

Police say they received a report of a burglary on Witham St at about 5.30 this morning.

Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.

CCTV footage nearby shows a Ute reversing into the store multiple times.

A friend who had arrived to help clean up, Jerry Ohu, told the Herald the offenders stole a lot of cigarettes.

"They go straight to the cigarettes and they get everything [sic]," he said.'

Ohu said a lot of work needs to be done to get the store back to the way it was.

"I've never seen these kinds of scenes before. It's not good."

It follows a ram-raid at a dairy in Halswell on Friday.

Police were notified of an attempted burglary at the On The Spot on Hamill Rd at 3.43am.

A convenience store appears to have been the target of another ram-raid in Christchurch. Photo / Supplied

A vehicle was located at the scene but it didn't appear anything was taken from the premises.

Meanwhile, a vehicle linked to a smash and grab north of Auckland was later caught by police trying to drive on to the wrong side of the motorway last night.