Police have cordoned off a street in Whanganui after military explosives were found in a house this morning.
A woman raised the alarm after finding munitions at her Abbot St home. Abbot St is closed between Heads Rd and Bignell St until the bomb squad arrives from Wellington, which Constable Jonathan Redley estimated would take about three hours.
He said a woman in one of the houses had found some memorabilia and reported it to police.
"We're unsure at this stage if it is live or not and we're just making sure we keep the area safe until the Army guys can turn up from Wellington."