Overnight the Mobil Portside on Wainui Road, Gisborne was subject to an aggravated robbery.
A male entered the service station in the early hours of this morning armed with a tomahawk and demanded money and cigarettes from the attendant, while a second offender kept watch outside.
Both men fled on foot with a sum of money.
A police dog was able to track to the pair who were hiding nearby.
The pair were arrested and will appear in Gisborne District Court later today on aggravated robbery charges.
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Issued by Police Media Centre