Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at Newcastle this morning.

About 2.20am (Thursday 14 January 2016), two men – aged 20 and 25 – were walking in a laneway between Wharf Road and Hunter Street, when a black Holden Commodore with four males inside stopped and exited the vehicle.

Police have been told the males confronted the 20-year-old man, before punching and kicking him.

They left the scene in the vehicle, taking cash and an iPod.

Following the incident, officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command and NSW Ambulance Paramedics were called.

The 20-year-old man was taken to John Hunter Hospital with facial injuries.

Investigations into the incident are continuing and police are appealing for anyone with information about the robbery to come forward.