UPDATE: Tauranga CBD is now open after a gas main was ruptured on the corner of The Strand and Devonport Road.

"The road has reopened, with cordons being lifted," says a police spokesperson.

EARLIER: "

Firefighters and police have cordoned off Devonport Road between The Strand and Elizabeth Street."

It is understood that all pedestrian traffic through the area has been halted, with a cordon partway down Devonport Road. Other cordons have been set up in Elizabeth Street, Wharf Street and on The Strand.

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The gas company is on site and working to remedy the issue."

Two fire trucks from Mount Maunganui and Tauranga are at the scene. 

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