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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    Police are making enquiries after a phone threat caused Wellington Hospital to go into lockdown overnight

    Police are making enquiries after a phone threat caused Wellington Hospital to go into lockdown overnight


    Police were called to the hospital just after 3.30 this morning, after a person made threatening comments - the lockdown lifted at 6am.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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