Hawke's Bay Regional Prison is in lockdown, after a bomb threat was made earlier this morning. PHOTO/WARREN BUCKLAND.
The lockdown of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison has lifted, after a bomb threat was made this morning.
Police were called just before 9.30am about "an item of concern" said a spokeswoman.
Prison staff were unable to comment but a Corrections spokesperson confirmed a bomb threat had been made by telephone
this morning.
This morning a white security van blocked the prison entrance and was turning cars away. A security guard outside the prison was unable to comment.
At midday a police spokesman said police were still on the scene, and investigations were ongoing.
However by 2pm today, a Corrections spokesperson said the lockdown had been lifted, and the prison was "back to normal".
