New Zealand police closed Dunedin airport late Sunday after a suspicious device was reported on the airfield.

"Dunedin Airport is currently closed" a statement said. "Police are at the scene and specialist teams have been deployed to determine the nature of the package."

New Zealand is currently on a state of high alert after a gunman who is believed to have lived in Dunedin, killed 50 people in two mosques filled with worshippers.

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