The Herbert Ave Dairy in Cloverlea has been robbed for the second time in a week.

A Palmerston North dairy has been robbed for the second time in a week, in similar circumstances.

Herbert Ave Dairy in Cloverlea was robbed on Monday morning, in a similar robbery to one on Thursday morning.

On Monday, four armed offenders stole money and cigarettes in an early morning robbery, a police spokesman said.

Police were called at 7am. They interviewed neighbours and other potential witnesses over the next two hours, and will continue the investigation.

It was too early to tell if the two robberies were connected, the spokesman said.

No-one was injured.

On Thursday, four men entered the shop just after 7am and threatened the attendant with a baseball bat and hammer.

They stole cigarettes and fled on foot.

The Limbrick Maxi Mart was robbed a week earlier too.