Dairy owner throws pineapple lumps at armed robber.

A dairy owner threw a packet of pineapple lumps at a masked gunman who demanded money last night during the Western Bay of Plenty's sixth aggravated robbery in as many weeks. A robber brandishing a pistol and wearing black clothing and a mask burst into the Viking Dairy on Otumoetai Rd about 6pm. "He had a gun pointed at me and asked for money. I told him no. He asked a second time and I said no again," said the owner, who did not want to be named for fear of being attacked again. "I threw a bag of $2 pineapple lumps at him as he was running out the door." "I was really surprised. Usually people come in and buy cigarettes. You don't expect them to point a gun at you," the dairy owner said.
The raider left empty-handed.
Source: NZPA