Mount Maunganui chlorine leak: Totara St closed as crews respond

Malisha Kumar

Multimedia journalist·NZ Herald·

1 Nov, 2026 12:55 AMQuick Read

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Totara St is closed between Triton Ave and Hull Rd with diversions in place, while Fire and Emergency New Zealand tend to the chemical spill. Photo / NZME

Mount Maunganui motorists are being warned to expect delays as emergency services respond to a chemical spill.

A social media post from the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union says the incident involves a “major liquid chlorine leak from an IXOM tanker”.

Police were called to a commercial property on Totara
St to assist with road closures about 11.40am.

Totara St is closed between Triton Ave and Hull Rd with diversions in place, while Fire and Emergency New Zealand tend to the chemical spill.

In a further social media update, the union said specialist hazmat crews were having to travel from Rotorua to attend the incident.