Flight QF142 was turned back to Auckland about 90 minutes into its journey to Sydney on Sunday morning after a suspicious item was reported to have been found on board.
Qantas said Auckland police had met the plane on arrival and conducted checks on the aircraft.
NZ police said in a statement that the item had turned out to be a part of the interior of the aircraft that was not normally visible.
A spokeswoman for Qantas said the aircraft landed safely and without incident, and did not make an emergency landing.
‘The flight returned to Auckland as a precaution after an unidentified item was found on board,’ she said in a statement on Sunday.
She said the passengers resumed their flight to Sydney at 1320 local time after police checks cleared the aircraft.
Source: Sky News Australia