CCTV footage shows the moments three stolen vehicles drove into east Auckland's Ormiston Town Centre shopping centre during a daring overnight ram raid. 

And the shopping precinct says they're concerned about the increase in incidents after the raid in the early hours of Tuesday. 

Speaking to the Herald, a centre management spokesperson said they will increase security measures. 

"The Centre Owners are concerned about the increase in incidents across Auckland and are increasing security measures. 

"We are working with police who are making inquiries into the incident." 

The huge spike in ram raids across Auckland is "devastating" for the businesses targeted, says National leader Christopher Luxon. 

Luxon, who is the MP for Botany, where the raid took place, said last night's incident was a result of a "Government that's soft on crime". 

"I'm shocked and saddened to see this despicable criminal behaviour in Botany. 

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is the MP for Botany. Photo / Alex Burton 

"As a result of a Government that's soft on crime, we're seeing an increase in violent crime in NZ and offenders behaving as if they can get away with it," he wrote. 

"It's devastating for the store owners and staff, but sadly it's not an isolated incident," he said. 

"We've seen a huge spike in ram-raids right across Auckland. Offenders think they can get away with it because the message from the Government is that they're not going to do much about it," the National leader said. 

"Our streets are becoming less safe and the ram-raids are creating more financial and emotional stress for business owners and their employees who are trying to recover from Covid restrictions. 

Police said numerous offenders entered three stores in the Flat Bush complex at about 1.10am, taking a number of electronic items and clothing. 

"The offenders' behaviour and manner of driving endangered security and cleaning staff working in the retail complex at the time," said a spokesperson. 

The group fled in two of the stolen vehicles. 

Shattered glass and twisted metal were left behind. Noel Leeming was one of those targeted. 

A man at the scene said empty iPad and microwave oven boxes were strewn outside the electronics store, and a "massive" television had been broken. Shattered glass was everywhere, he said. 

The Herald understands young people used the vehicles to smash through an entrance to the Ormiston mall before driving through the retail complex and ram-raiding the stores. 

Police appealed to anyone with information to contact them on 105, quoting P050366870 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.