Bags found at a central Auckland street, initially thought to be suspicious, contained scaffolding equipment. Police were called to suspicious bags on Galway St, near Britomart train station, shortly after 5pm. Cordons were put initially put in place around the immediate area as a precaution and the Defence Force was notified. Defence Force personnel carried out three controlled explosions of the bags around 7.40pm on FridayA police spokesman said the bags were not suspicious and contained scaffolding equipment. ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF The bags contained scaffolding equipment.

Source: Stuff March 15, 2019 05:32 UTC