According to reports, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds museums in Northland have been evacuated and police have searched the premises following a bomb threat on Wednesday morning (03 January). Waitangi Treaty Grounds chief executive Ben Dalton stated that the threat came from an email that had been sent to museums throughout the country, along with several hotel chains.

By 1100 hours, the grounds were reopened. Auckland Museum was also evacuated shortly after 1030 hours before reopening at around 1120 hours.