Man injured in robbery

Auckland: An aggravated robbery of an Auckland shop last night, in which a firearm was presented, ended with the shopkeeper being taken to hospital with a leg injury.

A police spokesman said officers responded to reports of a robbery at a business in Manurewa at 6.30pm.

‘‘The shopkeeper suffered a nonlifethreatening injury to his leg.

‘‘He has been transported to hospital and is reported to be in a stable condition.’’

Inquiries are under way to identify and locate the offenders, the spokesman said. — The New Zealand Herald