Police say three men brandishing a machete robbed Pizza Hut in Broadway Ave, Palmerston North on Monday night.

A stolen car was used in the robbery of a Pizza Hut where three people entered the store with a machete and stole $400.

The robbery took place at 11pm on Monday, June 6, at Pizza Hut in Broadway Ave, Palmerston North.

The offenders entered the store just before it was due to close and were wearing balaclavas and armed with a machete, police said.

MURRAY WILSON/FAIRFAX NZ Police cordoned off Pizza Hut in Broadway Ave, Palmerston North.

One was also wearing a high-visibility vest.

Money was demanded from two staff members who were present.

Police said the staff members were understandably shaken but not physically harmed during the incident.

The offenders took money after remaining in the store for several minutes before leaving in a black Ford Falcon saloon believed to have been stolen earlier in the evening.

They fled along Albert St, then east along Main St towards the city boundary.

Police are eager to hear from any members of the public who saw any suspicious people or dark-coloured vehicles in the area of Pizza Hut around the time of the robbery.

They also wanted to hear about any sightings of a dark-coloured vehicle that looked suspicious in the Awapuni and Kelvin Grove areas, particularly near Roberts Line.

Any information could be provided to Detective Carl Newton on 06 213 9578 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.