A police operation is under way after a man discovered a mystery device in a North Shore suburb this morning. 

A police spokesperson said they were responding to an ongoing incident in Torbay after a member of the public discovered what appeared to be a small device on Beach Rd in Torbay at about 6am. 

Specialist staff had been called in to safely dispose of the object. 

Road closures were in place on Beach Rd between Willis St and Toroa St, said the spokesperson. 

“There will be a visible police presence in the area while this matter is resolved, and the public is advised to stay away during this time.” 

The manager of a 4 Square supermarket whose shop was in the police cordon described seeing the specialist squad and “a lot of cars” in the area. 

“We just heard in the morning from the police there is a bomb. And they came here, it sounded like a lot of cars. 

“Everything is safe now. They’ve locked [down] everything before, but now everything is back to normal.” 

Auckland Transport said local bus routes were redirected around Beach St because of the incident, but the detour was lifted around 8.15am.