Police are currently supporting the victim, who was robbed on Sunday evening. Photo / Google Maps
A hitchhiker has been robbed at knifepoint by the driver who stopped to give him a lift in Matamata.
Police are currently supporting the victim, who was robbed of several hundred dollars about five minutes after getting into an old red Nissan car on State Highway 27 at 5.30pm on
Sunday.
Matamata is a rural town at the base of the Kaimai Ranges, near the Hobbiton tourist attraction.
The driver pulled over, pulled out a knife and demanded money from the male victim, Senior Sergeant David Raffan said.
"The victim has handed over several hundred dollars and got out of the vehicle.
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