{"id":358003,"date":"2026-04-01T04:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/358003\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:58:11","slug":"sandringham-dominos-pizza-staff-threatened-with-machete-in-late-night-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/358003\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandringham Domino\u2019s Pizza staff threatened with machete in late-night robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">No one at the restaurant suffered any physical injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPolice were contacted a short time later and a police camera operator identified a stolen VW Golf leaving the area,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">A police unit later sighted the vehicle sitting in a drive-thru in M\u0101ngere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">Lambarth said the vehicle was successfully spiked as it left the drive-thru.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe Golf has taken off at speed towards State Highway 1, and the vehicle has travelled south towards Papakura,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">The car was spiked a second time as it exited the motorway network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt came to a stop on Beach Rd as all four tyres had been spiked and both occupants were arrested without incident,\u201d Lambarth said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">The 21-year-old man driving the vehicle has been charged with aggravated robbery, failing to stop and receiving stolen property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">Police said he will appear in the Auckland District Court today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">The 17-year-old male passenger will be referred to Youth Aid over the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019d like to acknowledge all the staff involved in responding to last night\u2019s aggravated robbery, and our colleagues in Counties Manukau who sighted our wanted vehicle,\u201d Lambarth said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sYHrSxRJWo\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No one at the restaurant suffered any physical injuries. 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