A number of people have been left with injuries following a crash involving three vehicles on State Highway 36 at Hamurana, north of Rotorua.
A police spokeswoman said police were called to the scene at 2.40pm Tuesday after reports of a head-on crash between two vehicles with another involved.
Shesaid everyone was out of their vehicles and tow trucks were being organised.
There is slight blocking of the road, she said.
A St John spokeswoman said they had assessed six people who had injuries ranging from minor to moderate. At this stage she did not believe any would be transported to hospital.