Updated: The motorcycle rider has been moved to a status one and has arrived to Tauranga hospital.
A reporter at the scene said State Highway 33 was closed at the roundabout where the Tauranga Eastern Link ended
A north communications spokesman said diversions were in place. Motorists could use Wilson Rd South as a detour around the crash scene.
6.48pm: A person has been taken to hospital after a collision involving a car and a motorbike.
Fire communications shift manager Scott Osmond said emergency services were called to the corner of McKenzie Rd and State Highway 33 at 6.05pm where there had been a collision between a car and motorbike.
Ambulance staff and police were also in attendance.