24 Dec 2023

Auckland bottle store staff member seriously injured in aggravated robbery

12:35 pm on 24 December 2023

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Three people have been charged in relation to the aggravated robbery of a bottle store on Auckland's North Shore.

Police said the men entered the shop on Mokoia Road in Birkenhead last night.

Two members of staff were assaulted before the robbers fled in a stolen vehicle.

The car was stopped by police shortly after and the men were taken into custody.

One of the staff members has serious injuries and the other was treated for minor injuries.

Three men will appear in court on Tuesday.

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