Police probe Mt Maunganui robbery

File photo / Martin Sykes

Police inquiries are continuing into the aggravated robbery of a Mount Maunganui Shell service station about 7am on Saturday.

An armed masked man waved a knife at a male attendant before taking about $100 from the till and fleeing on foot. The attendant was unharmed.

Detective Sergeant Eddie Lyttle said a witness had come forward who saw a van parked near the service station at the time of the robbery.

The vehicle fitted the description of a van that was stolen from a nearby Mount Maunganui address around the time of the robbery, he said.

It was a white Ford Econovan registration number ERS 631.

Mr Lyttle said the van was very distinctive as it had tinted windows and low-profile tyres.

Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen the van.

- NZPA