A 350-metre exclusion zone was set up for safety, and the flares, thought to contain phosphorous, were disposed of at the scene.

The cordon has now been fully lifted.

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07 Nov: A person's in custody - after ambulance staff reported seeing a possible firearm, as they took a patient to Auckland's Waitakere Hospital

07 Nov: Emergency responders are searching for a man missing in the Whanganui River - near the City Bridge

07 Nov: A truck fire's blocking State Highway 5 in both directions, through Rotorua's Fairy Springs

06 Nov: State Highway 1 is closed near Marlborough's Weld Pass from 7pm tonight, while a crashed truck is removed

06 Nov: Fire crews are responding to a house fire in Auckland's Glen Eden

06 Nov: A 19-year-old has been arrested over a fire at a mosque in Auckland's New Lynn

05 Nov: It's believed there are serious injuries, after a single-vehicle crash between Fox Glacier and Franz Josef, just after 2pm

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