Emergency services were called just before midday and police say indications are one person is critically injured.

Diversions are in place, and motorists should expect delays.

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16 Dec: The victims of Australia's worst mass shooting in more than three decades are starting to be discharged from hospital

16 Dec: One person's died in a water-related incident at Porirua's Titahi Bay on Sunday

16 Dec: Worksafe's taken early enforcement action against a Christchurch daycare, where five children and two staff suffered chemical burns

16 Dec: The two climbers overdue from Aoraki Mount Cook - appear to be in the same area as where last month's fatal accident happened

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby

15 Dec: Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening

15 Dec: One person was killed and another seriously injured, after their vehicle was hit by an alleged fleeing driver south-east of Hamilton last night

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