An Auckland dairy has suffered a second ram-raid in less than a month.
It comes as police release new data on ram-raids revealing the high proportion of youth offenders compared to adult ones.
A family has been left thinking 'why' as they watched as their store is boarded up yet again.
The second time they've been ram-raided in less than a month.
"It's just frustrating, it's our hard work," daughter Priya Patel said.
Hard work for around 20 years at their store in Auckland's Ranui where police say a stolen vehicle reversed into the front of the superette around 5am on Saturday morning.
CCTV shows a group rummaging around the store before fleeing.
"A bunch of vapes that we fully restocked two days ago and I think they probably knew that. They took a bunch of retail products," Priya said.
All while her dad lay in a hospital bed being treated for a blood clot.
"Police called me. I'm in hospital, I just discharged from hospital," he said.
So he could survey the damage for himself alongside his family.
"This time was very bad," he added.
Just this week police released new data on ram-raids. The line graph shows the number committed since January 2021 to February this year.
Police say ram-raids began to increase in prevalence in 2021, reaching a peak in August 2022.
And take a look at this. Over those three years adults accounted for 177 - but that's nothing compared to the 602 young people connected to ram-raids. That's over three times as many.
Both smash and grabs and ram-raids are core business for Paul Tualo's Emergency Glass business.
"We have a night crew. They come and board up. Then we come back in the morning and make sure it's been properly boarded up and put on a temp door so they can operate," he said.
Following the ram-raid last month Priya and her family applied to have a fog cannon and bollards installed.
"If it was done straight away the first time this wouldn't of happened again the second time," she said.
"Me and my siblings have to help out a lot more now because they are afraid to run their business. They don't feel safe as they do before."
"Not safe but what do I do. I have to run it you know. I can't sell the business, nobody will buy it," her father added.
As they are left to pick up the shattered glass yet again while police continue to locate the alleged offenders.
