The first occurred at a vape shop in Kilbirnie, where a vehicle was used to smash inside the store on Bay Rd just before 2am. The offenders fled the scene before police arrived, and could not be found. Further inquiries are being made
The same morning, but futher north in in Ōtaki, another store was raided just before 4am.
A Super Liquor in Arthur St was targeted by offenders who have not yet been found by police.
A spokesperson says inquiries into the theft are ongoing.
Between May and August there were 129 ram raids across Aotearoa, with "almost all" of them being committed by people under 18, according to Police Minister Chris Hipkins.
