A New Zealand Defence Force aircraft has left Auckland on a reconnaissance flight to assess damage in Tonga, around 36 hours after the mammoth volcanic blast.
The Defence Force sent an explosive disposal team to a Temuka property on Friday after concerns a pipe bomb had been located in the bedroom of a home in the South Canterbury town.
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