A University of Waikato student received an online threat that put the campus' halls of residence into semi-lockdown.
However, Hamilton Police assessed the threat as low level and did not attend the incident, though they continue to investigate today.
The drama unfolded at 9.30pm last night when a female student living in one of the university's halls of residence received the threat "to her safety and that of others", senior deputy vice chancellor Alister Jones said.
The young woman alerted the residential assistant on her floor of the accommodation block and they escalated her concerns to senior university staff.
"A student received some threats from someone external to the university and she just happened to be on campus."