A number of Auckland schools closed this morning as organisations across New Zealand continue to receive concerning threats.
Police have confirmed more than 70 organisations, including schools, hospitals, courthouses, and places of worship, have received threatening emails since Thursday morning.
"We know that these emails are causing real concern among members of our community, particularly the emails directed at places of worship," a police spokesperson said.
"Police remain confident that the emails being received are from the same source, and are not targeted at any particular community or group."
In an email Newshub has seen, Mairangi Bay School principal Nathan Janes told students to stay home until further notice due to a "bomb threat".
Children at the out-of-school care programme were evacuated to a safe area and Janes said the manager would call their guardians to come and collect them.
Further north, Gulf Harbour School said it too had received a bomb threat and subsequently closed the school for the day.
Ōrewa College had also closed "immediately" due to "health and safety" reasons. A parent told AM the closure is "hugely disappointing" as it was the last day of NCEA exams for students.
Meanwhile, Murrays Bay Intermediate and Murrays Bay Primary were closed due to a "threatening email". The schools advise children to be kept home until further notice.
Stella Maris Primary School and nearby Silverdale School closed as well due to receiving threats.
"While it is considered a low-level threat we are erring on the side of Caution," Stella Maris Primary School said.
Social media reports suggest that Waitoki School had closed, while nearby Wainui School also closed.
It comes after a number of schools and hospitals received a series of emails police described as of a "concerning nature" on Thursday.
Police confirmed on Friday that organisations are again today being targeted by "concerning emails". The emails are the same as those received by a number of organisations on Thursday.
"As noted yesterday, Police are confident that the emails being received are from the same source, and we do not believe there is any actual threat to the organisations receiving the emails," a spokesperson said.
"However, we ask that organisations who receive the emails continue to report them to Police, to assist in our ongoing enquiries to identify the origin of the emails."
