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Police have carried out a controlled explosion on an item found in central Auckland

19 September 2019

It was located on Queen Street at the intersection with Wakefield Street.

Police had the area cordoned off, but the cordons are now being lifted.

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Other National News

01 Jan: New dog-walking restrictions in Auckland start today

01 Jan: A person's been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway - State Highway 16 - at Makarau, north-west of Auckland

01 Jan: A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island

31 Dec: The Wellington Blaze have continued their unbeaten start to the women's T20 Super Smash with a 61-run thumping of Northern at Bay Oval

31 Dec: The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there

31 Dec: Police are appealing to the public to track down a 70-year-old man reported missing from Central Auckland

31 Dec: A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday

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Law and Order:
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