People were evacuated from an east Auckland supermarket after police received a report of a “bomb threat”.
A police spokesperson says a report was received shortly before 6pm on August 12 of the threat made against a retail premises on Pakuranga Road, Highland Park.
It’s understood the premises in question is the Countdown supermarket.
Several people who were at the store at the time posted about the incident on local community Facebook pages.
“The premises was closed by store management while police attended and conducted enquiries within the premises,” the spokesperson says.
“At this time the threat has not been substantiated and it is believed to have been a hoax.”
The incident comes just over a week since a threat was allegedly made to carry out a shooting at Botany Downs Secondary College.
That threat, made on August 3, is being investigated by police and the school remains open for learning.
