The Rotorua Work and Income office on Pukuatua St has reopened after a phone threat caused a lockdown.
A police spokeswoman said police had been called to the scene at 11am after staff were threatened over the phone.
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She said the office had followed normal procedures and gone into voluntary lockdown.
Police cordoned off the office.