Traffic throughout the Auckland region and its motorways is starting to bulge as motorists hit the streets on their commute home.
Those on the Southern Motorway have faced delays already this afternoon following a breakdown heading north and a crash heading south.
Both incidents were quickly resolved, NZ Transport Agency reports, but traffic levels swelled and disruptions have increased.
Following a crash near Greenlane, traffic is slow on the Southern Motorway heading away from the city to Greenlane, and heavy in patches from Highbrook to Takanini.
Northbound, meanwhile, traffic is heavy at Papakura and heavy from Highbrook to Greenlane.