Firefighters working to extinguish fuel tanker fire on the Kapiti Coast

9 September 2026

Fire trucks from multiple brigades are responding to a fuel tanker on fire on the Peka Peka Expressway just south of the Otaki River, on the Kapiti coast.

The first 111 call was received at 5.06am, and the cab of the tanker was well ablaze when the first crews arrived.

As at 6am there are 19 fire trucks, tankers and specialist vehicles at the scene or en route.

The tanker is in the north-bound lane. The Peka Peka expressway is closed from Otaki to Te Horo.