Auckland’s Al-Madinah School and Zayed College for Girls on Westney Road in Mangere are currently in lockdown at the advice of the New Zealand Police.
Assistant principal Rizwan Hussein has confirmed the situation.
Al-Madinah School principal Asin Ali has stated that the school has received threatening emails and has advised students to stay home.
The school has requested that children stay home until further notice. Those students who are already at school are safe and are in lockdown.
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