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Rotorua taxi robbery: Driver forced to withraw money at gunpoint
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Rotorua taxi robbery: Driver forced to withraw money at gunpoint

  • October 16, 2025

“Thankfully, the taxi driver was uninjured but is understandably shaken by this incident,” Brady said.

Just before 1am today, a man suspected to be the passenger was seen at a Rotorua bar before leaving in a different taxi.

When police stopped the taxi, an airgun was found, and a man was arrested.

A 26-year-old is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court today, charged with aggravated robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm.

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