Police say around 9pm, three people forced their way into the Te Kamo house, assaulting the victim and taking off with items.

They say the victim's extremely shaken, and an investigation's under way.

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28 Sep: A thrilling finish to a back-and-forth opening Farah Palmer Cup Premiership semifinal in Pukekohe

28 Sep: Firefighters are battling an out of control bush blaze in Northland's Opua

28 Sep: Police are asking for help finding missing man Luke Berwick, who was last seen in Raglan

27 Sep: The Board of Whangarei Boys' High School has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars - over the death of a student

27 Sep: A Waikato farming company, director and farm manager have been convicted of unlawfully discharging dairy effluent

26 Sep: A driver - who tried fleeing police on foot and escaping into another car - is due in the Gisborne District Court

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