The discovery of a suspicious item near Auckland Airport has prompted a brief evacuation and a bomb squad callout.
The airport's International Mail Centre was evacuated on Wednesday morning and the area locked down after the item was discovered in an x-ray machine, police say.
It had since been cleared by Defence Force staff and there was no longer any safety concerns, Senior Sergeant Rachel Dolheguy said.
The cordon has now been lifted.
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