Vape on a plane sparks emergency response at Wellington Airport

A vaping device sparked an emergency services callout at Wellington Airport this morning.

Emergency services were called to the airport's tarmac as a precaution to meet flight NZ8265 from Tauranga to Wellington this morning, Air New Zealand confirmed.

A spokeswoman said the callout was needed after "an e-vapour belonging to a customer was accidentally switched on in flight".

"Cabin crew followed standard operating procedure and the device was immediately put out."