The spill, on State Highway 1 between Wellsford and Te Hana, was reported about 11.15 this morning.

Motorists are advised to take extra care on the road.

Police are urging people to avoid the route and delays are expected.

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21 Oct: Four people were captured on CCTV near a Tauranga fountain where a child lay face down in the water - but no one pulled her out

20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson

20 Oct: Police says motorbike riders must take care, after four crashes at an organised police, monitored event on Saturday - between Whatawhata North and Huntly

20 Oct: Strong wind warnings for most of the South Island, as heavy weather looms for another week

19 Oct: A man has died as a result of a fire in Tasman earlier today

19 Oct: A man has died after a house fire just before 11 this morning, in Riwaka in the Tasman District

19 Oct: Emergency services are currently at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on SH1 near Karapiro, in Waikato

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