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Man assaulted, threatened with gun and robbed in Reporoa, south of Rotorua

Cira Olivier
By Cira Olivier
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Rotorua Daily Post·
20 Jan, 2019 09:02 PMQuick Read

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Police are investigating reports of an assault, firearm threat and cellphone theft early this morning in the Reporoa area, South of Rotorua.Photo / Bevan Conley

Police are investigating reports of an assault, firearm threat and cellphone theft early this morning in the Reporoa area, South of Rotorua.Photo / Bevan Conley

A man has been assaulted, threatened with a firearm and robbed in Reporoa this morning.

Police are investigating reports of a firearm threat, assault and robbery in the Reporoa area, South of Rotorua.

A police spokeswoman said police were called at 4am after a man was assaulted, threatened and had his cellphone taken.

She could not confirm where the incident happened.

No arrests had been made.

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