Invercargill City Council (ICC) has been a target of threatening emails.

ICC Group Manager Community Engagement and Corporate Services Trudie Hurst said the council had received an email of concern, to a generic unmonitored email address , in the early hours of Saturday morning (9 Dec).

NZ Police hcontinue to investigate a spate of "concerning emails" that have been sent to organisations including hospitals, schools and places of worship throughout the country since late November.

Many reacted by temporarily closing their doors.

Hurst said the email the ICC received was similar in nature to those recently received at various organisations throughout New Zealand.

“As soon as we became aware on Monday morning, Police were notified and a risk assessment and review of all Council facilities and sites was undertaken."

“Based on the information we have and that provided by the Police, we don’t believe that there is a credible threat or an increased risk to our organisation."

"At this stage, there is no requirement for a change to our operations, and as such they continue as normal."

“While this has not been identified as a credible threat, it can’t be dismissed entirely so we continue to work with Police and we are taking this opportunity to review our procedures and determine if there are any additional measures that can be taken to improve the safety of our staff and people."

"We are taking steps to support our staff where needed,” Hurst said.