Police are today responding to emails of a “concerning nature” directed to a number of organisations throughout New Zealand, including hospitals and places of worship.

In a statement, police said staff are working with those impacted and each organisation may respond differently according to their individual circumstances and the information available to them.

The emails are similar to those received by a number of organisations on 23 and 24 November.

“We ask that organisations who receive the emails continue to report them to police, to assist in our ongoing enquiries to identify the origin of the emails.

Any threat received will be treated with the appropriate caution however, Police have not established any actual threat at this time.”