NZ Herald
  • Home
  • Latest news
  • Herald NOW
  • Video
  • New Zealand
  • Sport
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
  • Quizzes
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Viva
  • Weather

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • New Zealand
    • All New Zealand
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Education
    • Open Justice
    • Scam Update
  • Herald NOW
  • On The Up
  • World
    • All World
    • Australia
    • Asia
    • UK
    • United States
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Pacific
  • Business
    • All Business
    • MarketsSharesCurrencyCommoditiesStock TakesCrypto
    • Markets with Madison
    • Media Insider
    • Business analysis
    • Personal financeKiwiSaverInterest ratesTaxInvestment
    • EconomyInflationGDPOfficial cash rateEmployment
    • Small business
    • Business reportsMood of the BoardroomProject AucklandSustainable business and financeCapital markets reportAgribusiness reportInfrastructure reportDynamic business
    • Deloitte Top 200 Awards
    • CompaniesAged CareAgribusinessAirlinesBanking and financeConstructionEnergyFreight and logisticsHealthcareManufacturingMedia and MarketingRetailTelecommunicationsTourism
  • Opinion
    • All Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Editorials
    • Business analysis
    • Premium opinion
    • Letters to the editor
  • Politics
  • Sport
    • All Sport
    • OlympicsParalympics
    • RugbySuper RugbyNPCAll BlacksBlack FernsRugby sevensSchool rugby
    • CricketBlack CapsWhite Ferns
    • Racing
    • NetballSilver Ferns
    • LeagueWarriorsNRL
    • FootballWellington PhoenixAuckland FCAll WhitesFootball FernsEnglish Premier League
    • GolfNZ Open
    • MotorsportFormula 1
    • Boxing
    • UFC
    • BasketballNBABreakersTall BlacksTall Ferns
    • Tennis
    • Cycling
    • Athletics
    • SailingAmerica's CupSailGP
    • Rowing
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Viva - Food, fashion & beauty
    • Society Insider
    • Royals
    • Sex & relationships
    • Food & drinkRecipesRecipe collectionsRestaurant reviewsRestaurant bookings
    • Health & wellbeing
    • Fashion & beauty
    • Pets & animals
    • The Selection - Shop the trendsShop fashionShop beautyShop entertainmentShop giftsShop home & living
    • Milford's Investing Place
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • TV
    • MoviesMovie reviews
    • MusicMusic reviews
    • BooksBook reviews
    • Culture
    • ReviewsBook reviewsMovie reviewsMusic reviewsRestaurant reviews
  • Travel
    • All Travel
    • News
    • New ZealandNorthlandAucklandWellingtonCanterburyOtago / QueenstownNelson-TasmanBest NZ beaches
    • International travelAustraliaPacific IslandsEuropeUKUSAAfricaAsia
    • Rail holidays
    • Cruise holidays
    • Ski holidays
    • Luxury travel
    • Adventure travel
  • Kāhu Māori news
  • Environment
    • All Environment
    • Our Green Future
  • Talanoa Pacific news
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Property Insider
    • Interest rates tracker
    • Residential property listings
    • Commercial property listings
  • Health
  • Technology
    • All Technology
    • AI
    • Social media
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
    • Opinion
    • Audio & podcasts
  • Weather forecasts
    • All Weather forecasts
    • Kaitaia
    • Whangārei
    • Dargaville
    • Auckland
    • Thames
    • Tauranga
    • Hamilton
    • Whakatāne
    • Rotorua
    • Tokoroa
    • Te Kuiti
    • Taumaranui
    • Taupō
    • Gisborne
    • New Plymouth
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Dannevirke
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Levin
    • Paraparaumu
    • Masterton
    • Wellington
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Blenheim
    • Westport
    • Reefton
    • Kaikōura
    • Greymouth
    • Hokitika
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
    • Wānaka
    • Oamaru
    • Queenstown
    • Dunedin
    • Gore
    • Invercargill
  • Meet the journalists
  • Promotions & competitions
  • OneRoof property listings
  • Driven car news

Puzzles & Quizzes

  • Puzzles
    • All Puzzles
    • Sudoku
    • Code Cracker
    • Crosswords
    • Cryptic crossword
    • Wordsearch
  • Quizzes
    • All Quizzes
    • Morning quiz
    • Afternoon quiz
    • Sports quiz

Regions

  • Northland
    • All Northland
    • Far North
    • Kaitaia
    • Kerikeri
    • Kaikohe
    • Bay of Islands
    • Whangarei
    • Dargaville
    • Kaipara
    • Mangawhai
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
    • All Waikato
    • Hamilton
    • Coromandel & Hauraki
    • Matamata & Piako
    • Cambridge
    • Te Awamutu
    • Tokoroa & South Waikato
    • Taupō & Tūrangi
  • Bay of Plenty
    • All Bay of Plenty
    • Katikati
    • Tauranga
    • Mount Maunganui
    • Pāpāmoa
    • Te Puke
    • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Hawke's Bay
    • All Hawke's Bay
    • Napier
    • Hastings
    • Havelock North
    • Central Hawke's Bay
    • Wairoa
  • Taranaki
    • All Taranaki
    • Stratford
    • New Plymouth
    • Hāwera
  • Manawatū - Whanganui
    • All Manawatū - Whanganui
    • Whanganui
    • Palmerston North
    • Manawatū
    • Tararua
    • Horowhenua
  • Wellington
    • All Wellington
    • Kapiti
    • Wairarapa
    • Upper Hutt
    • Lower Hutt
  • Nelson & Tasman
    • All Nelson & Tasman
    • Motueka
    • Nelson
    • Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • West Coast
  • Canterbury
    • All Canterbury
    • Kaikōura
    • Christchurch
    • Ashburton
    • Timaru
  • Otago
    • All Otago
    • Oamaru
    • Dunedin
    • Balclutha
    • Alexandra
    • Queenstown
    • Wanaka
  • Southland
    • All Southland
    • Invercargill
    • Gore
    • Stewart Island
  • Gisborne

Media

  • Video
    • All Video
    • NZ news video
    • Herald NOW
    • Business news video
    • Politics news video
    • Sport video
    • World news video
    • Lifestyle video
    • Entertainment video
    • Travel video
    • Markets with Madison
    • Kea Kids news
  • Podcasts
    • All Podcasts
    • The Front Page
    • On the Tiles
    • Ask me Anything
    • The Little Things
  • Cartoons
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / New Zealand

Edgecumbe dairy owner shot with BB gun chases would-be robber

Katee Shanks
By Katee Shanks
Multimedia journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·
7 Feb, 2018 12:52 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

The dairy today following last night's attempted robbery. Photo/Katee Shanks
The dairy today following last night's attempted robbery. Photo/Katee Shanks

The dairy today following last night's attempted robbery. Photo/Katee Shanks

Edgecumbe's Main St Superette owner Harjinder Kaur was "shaking like a leaf" hours after she and her husband Satinder Singh had a gun pointed at them during an attempted aggravated robbery.

Kaur said the pair were seated behind the counter of the dairy they have owned since 2006 when a man with his face covered came into the store about 6.30pm last night.

"He put a bag on the counter and demanded we put something into it," Kaur said. "I don't think myself or my husband actually know what he wanted."

Singh bolted up from his chair and grabbed a bat about the same time the offender shot him with an air gun.

"He was standing in the gap of the counter and kind of crouched down a little bit before firing the gun," Kaur said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Singh was hit at the top of his sternum and bottom of his neck with a pellet from what police have described as a BB gun.

"It didn't really stop him though. He chased the man out of the shop and across the road to the riverbank still holding the bat."

Once he had returned to the store Singh pulled the pellet out. He was treated by ambulance staff at the scene but according to Kaur, was back at work today.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

She was still talking to a 111 operator when the first police car pulled up.

"They must have been nearby as they got here so quickly."

The Edgecumbe Police Station is around the corner from the dairy.

Nothing was taken in the attempted robbery.

Discover more

New Zealand

Police seek information following aggravated robbery in Whakatane

12 Feb 02:23 AM

Police have described the man as wearing dark clothing, a red cap and white shoes. A second man acting as a look-out was wearing a blue shirt.

Both men, believed to be under 20, ran across the road in the direction of the stop bank. A police dog was used to track the men but they were not found.

Kaur said she understood the BB gun had been recovered.

Edgecumbe residents had been in and out of the store today asking if the owners were okay and offering help. A composed Kaur said the doors were opened at the normal time and she wasn't afraid any more.

"This is the second time people have tried to rob us. The first time was in December last year and nothing was taken that time either."

Whakatane Senior Sergeant Mark van der Kley asks anyone who saw the two men to contact Whakatane police on (07) 308 5255.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save

    Share this article

Latest from New Zealand

New Zealand

Teen's 900km ride for Māori wards ends with cheers at Parliament

14 Jul 12:34 AM
AucklandUpdated

One critically injured after concrete truck falls on Remuera house

14 Jul 12:17 AM
Opinion

NZ Herald comments: The stories open for discussion today

13 Jul 11:52 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
Teen's 900km ride for Māori wards ends with cheers at Parliament
Rotorua Daily Post

Teen's 900km ride for Māori wards ends with cheers at Parliament

14 Jul 12:34 AM
Gisele Pelicot to receive Legion of Honour
World

Gisele Pelicot to receive Legion of Honour

14 Jul 12:29 AM
Workplace incident at Remuera home leaves one critically injured
Auckland

Workplace incident at Remuera home leaves one critically injured

14 Jul 12:17 AM
Two dead, state trooper and others injured in Kentucky shootings
World

Two dead, state trooper and others injured in Kentucky shootings

14 Jul 12:03 AM
Kaitāia Airport's $5.4m upgrade progresses with regular iwi meetings
Northland Age

Kaitāia Airport's $5.4m upgrade progresses with regular iwi meetings

14 Jul 12:00 AM

Latest from New Zealand

Teen's 900km ride for Māori wards ends with cheers at Parliament

Teen's 900km ride for Māori wards ends with cheers at Parliament

14 Jul 12:34 AM

He delivered a support letter to Parliament, and was greeted by Chris Hipkins.

One critically injured after concrete truck falls on Remuera house

One critically injured after concrete truck falls on Remuera house

14 Jul 12:17 AM
NZ Herald comments: The stories open for discussion today

NZ Herald comments: The stories open for discussion today

13 Jul 11:52 PM
'All I could do was watch and pray': Auckland priest wakes at 2am to his church ablaze

'All I could do was watch and pray': Auckland priest wakes at 2am to his church ablaze

13 Jul 10:47 PM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search