Two men who held up a Tauranga service station at knifepoint early this morning are being sought by the police.
The men took cash and cigarettes from the Z station in Fifteenth Avenue at about 3.50am.
One man was dressed in dark clothes with his face covered; the other wore black pants, white Adidas shoes and a beanie and a grey hoodie with the word Puma on it.
Police said the service station employee was not harmed but was traumatised as a result of the robbery and was receiving support.