The Police cordons in place around the Work and Income office in Main Street, Palmerston North have now been lifted.
The cordons were put in place following notification of a suspicious package found in the Work and Income office.
The package has been examined by Police and poses no risk.
Police would also like to correct an earlier release which stated that the incident involved a bomb threat. No threats of any kind were made.
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Issued by Public Affairs, PNHQ.