A person has died following an early morning house fire in Martinborough, in Wairarapa.

A police spokesperson said emergency services were alerted to the blaze at a property on White Rock Rd just after 1am on Monday morning.

They said one occupant escaped to a neighbouring house but a second person was later found deceased.

Their body has not yet to be removed from the property, and the other occupant is being treated for smoke inhalation.

A scene examination is expected to begin today, although the fire is not initially being treated as suspicious.

An official identification and post mortem examination will also be carried out.