Police confirm package at Parliament not suspicious

Police can confirm the package discovered at Parliament shortly after midday is not suspicious.

Wellington Police Emergency Response Manger Acting Inspector Scott Miller says, "A person delivered a box to Parliament which contained a model of a hydrogen energy converter. The x-ray machine showed wires and coils which led staff to treat it with caution."

He says Police have located the member of the public who delivered the box. It was his intention to show members of Parliament his model/invention, which is believed to convert water to energy sources.

Evacuated staff have now returned to Parliament.