New Zealand police are appealing to the public to help identify a man who robbed a Christchurch dairy wearing a 'distinctive ' cartoon mask . The offender , snapped on security footage in a fluoro orange sweatshirt and oversized mask , is described as being 'very tall ' . He made off with the dairy 's till and about $ 1500 in cash on Saturday , Stuff.co.nz reports . A man in a 'distinctive ' cartoon mask demanded cash from owner 's daughter on Saturday . Police were reportedly called to the Union St dairy , in east Christchurch at about 12.30pm , after receiving reports of a masked man demanding cash from the dairy owner 's daughter . Christina Chen told reporters her 30-year-old daughter ran out of the shop screaming 'robber ! ' . The masked man threw the cash register to the ground and took off with the till drawer and up to $ 1,500 . 'Normally they just rob cigarettes and some more things , it 's not a big issue , ' Chen told Stuff.co.nz . 'But this time they were scary because they wore a mask , and we do n't know who it is . ' Police say there were no signs of any weapons used but that the robber remained at large . They are asking anyone with information that may help to identify this person to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or to message police online .
Police were called to a dairy in east Christchurch after reports of a robbery . Man in a 'distinctive ' cartoon mask demanded cash from owner 's daughter . Police are appealing to the public for help in identifying the offender .