Ben TomsettMultimedia Journalist - Dunedin, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·8 Jun, 2026 01:08 AM2 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Labour opposes Government's 'secret spending', crane pulls wrecked train from Johnsonville Line | Monday, June 8, 2026. Video / NZ Herald, AFPOtago Polytechnic has shut down its Dunedin and Central campuses for the day after a bomb threat email prompted an immediate evacuation and precautionary lockdown.

Otago Polytechnic chief executive Andrew McSweeney said staff became aware this morning of a brief email sent to a department group