8 Feb 2024

Canterbury police visit mosques after phone threat

3:30 pm on 8 February 2024
Auckland, New Zealand - December 24, 2020: Close up of a New Zealand police officer's uniform and badge

Police visited two mosques after a threat. File photo. Photo: 123RF

Canterbury police have visited two mosques this afternoon in response to a phone threat they say was made about specific premises.

Police said officers had not found anything of concern and staff had been stood down.

They were now working with the community to provide reassurance.