A dairy owner has been attacked with a hammer and robbed in Rotorua.
A police spokesman said a man brandishing a hammer went into the Rosedale Superette in on the corner of Basley and Te Ngae Rd about 5pm Friday and struck the store owner multiple times on the body and head.
The man took an armful of cigarettes before jumping the counter and running out the front of the store.
Police said the store owner quickly recovered from the attack and chased the man across Te Ngae Rd in front of heavy traffic towards Tennyson Drive.
The man is described as Maori, of thin, lanky build, wearing black jeans, a black hoodie under a black puffer vest and black cap.
