A witness described the male intruder as appearing 'really young'.
Home / Rotorua Daily PostUpdatedAnnabel ReidMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·8 Jun, 2026 05:00 AM3 mins to readThe male targeted the Hub Dairy & Cafe in Ngongotahā this morning.A male swinging a “huge machete” stormed a Rotorua store this morning, yelling at workers to open the till.The Hub Dairy and Cafe had opened at 5am. The Ngongotahā Rd business is owned by Paris Nom, 21, and her father, Tol Nom, 48.
Paris Nom said her father, uncle
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The thief took about $400 in cash and several bottles of alcohol.
Police say the victim had no links to organised crime and was targeted because of his family’s successful business.
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