Police say a small fire at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's electorate office in East Auckland on Wednesday morning is being treated as suspicious.
Crews were called to the office on Millhouse Dr, Botany at 9.30am after a small fire broke out at the rear of the building.
Fire and Emergency NZ sent one truck from Howick.
Detective Inspector Karen Bright said the fire was quickly extinguished by FENZ.
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"We are treating the circumstances as suspicious, and investigations will be ongoing," she said.
"A cordon has been established with a scene examination to take place."
A spokesperson for the PM told 1News no staff were harmed in the incident.
"It’s now a police matter so we don’t have further comment at this stage," the spokesperson said.
Footage from the scene showed FENZ pulling apart the deck at the property.
Police had set up caution tape around the area.
Luxon, who is the National Party MP for the Botany electorate, was in Christchurch at the time of the incident.
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