Reports of food poisoning

Travellers from Samoa land in Auckland suffering from food poisoning

Ambulance crews and airport emergency services were called to Auckland International Airport just before 5pm on Tuesday.

1 NEWS understands the passengers had been staying at the same resort in Apia.

An ambulance spokesman told 1 NEWS seven passengers were assessed for food poisoning.

They couldn't confirm the nationalities involved.

One patient was transferred to Middlemore Hospital in a moderate condition, and the remaining passengers did not require further treatment.