Bomb found at Kumeu home

A bomb disposal unit has been called out and roads cordoned off in West Auckland after a bomb was found in the grounds of a home.

Police communications Inspector Ian Brooker told NZPA the bomb was found in the grounds of a Kumeu home and police were notified about 11am today.

The person who had found the bomb had already moved it and it was not thought to be live, he said.

A bomb disposal unit had been called out to determine what to do and roads around the area had been shut as a precaution, he said.

Residents in the area were being notified and the area evacuated, he said.

- NZPA