Emergency crews are at the scene of a huge ammonia gas leak at a Fonterra site in the Waikato early this morning.
Up to 20 firefighters are responding to the scene at the Te Rapa plant near Horotiu after reports of a leak at 2.30am.
Fire and Emergency NZ confirmed workers had been evacuated in the early hours of this morning.
Northern fire communications shift manager Colin Underdown said the leak was initially in liquid form before it turned into a gas leak.