Senior Government officials have arrived at the Beehive ahead of a national security crisis meeting.
NZ First chief of staff Jon Johansson, Civil Defence director Sarah Stuart-Black, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's Brook Barrington, and Jacinda Ardern's deputy chief of staff Raj Nahna arrived just after 5pm after a meeting at Police National Headquarters in Wellington.
They are joining an ODESC meeting - the Officials' Committee for Domestic and External Security Co-ordination.
ODESC is a committee that manages national security that provides an all-of-government co-ordination.
Barrington, who arrived at the Beehive with no comment except to say that police will be saying more later, chairs the ODESC meeting.