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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17 Jan: Two northbound lanes are closed on Auckland's Northern Motorway as crews clean up the remnants of a car fire

17 Jan: Also on State Highway 1 at the other end of the country - two lanes in Auckland are closed after a car fire

17 Jan: A two vehicle crash is causing headaches for capital residents wanting to escape the city for Wellington Anniversary weekend

17 Jan: Homicide detectives are following a number of inquiries as they investigate the death of a 57-year-old woman in South Auckland

17 Jan: One person's being helicoptered to hospital after a near drowning at the Hanmer Springs Hot Pools, in northern Canterbury

16 Jan: Rain's been falling across firegrounds in New South Wales and Victoria

16 Jan: Local iwi have performed a karakia where a missing body was found - in the search for the missing kayaker on Lake Ellesmere

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