A man has been arrested and charged over fake improvised device found at Dunedin Airport in March.
The airport was closed for a time on Sunday March 17 due to a suspicious package on the airfield, police say.
The 31-year-old man is due in Dunedin District Court on May 9 charged with taking an imitation explosive device into a security enhanced area.
Police say the incident caused significant disruption to a large number of members of the public and staff using the airport.
One international flight was returned to its Australian departure point, and several domestic flights were diverted.
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NZ Defence Force personnel travelled to Dunedin from Christchurch to neutralise the device.
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