A specialist Auckland-based bomb disposal team is on its way to the Port of Tauranga to inspect a grenade found by customs staff.
The customs building on Mirrielees Road and the nearby Standford building have been evacuated.
Sergeant Tristan Murry says the area will remain cordoned off until the grenade has been checked.
He says they're not sure if it's an explosive device or a replica.
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