A crash on the Northern Motorway is delaying drivers.
Auckland commuters coming from the north are in for a slow start to the morning with a crash adding to delays.
The NZ Transport Agency said about 7am a crash was blocking the right lane citybound after Tristram Ave. Delays were expected.
Meanwhile traffic was building up on most citybound routes, with heavy patches on the Southern Motorway between Drury and Takanini and Princes St and Mt Wellington, and at Royal Rd on the Northwestern Motorway.
Traffic at 7.15am
Northern Motorway
Citybound: Moderate and building between Greville Rd and Onewa Rd, a crash is blocking the right lane just before the Northcote Rd off ramp.
Northbound: Free flowing.
Southern Motorway
Citybound: Heavy between Drury and Takanini, moderate to heavy between Princes St and Mt Wellington.
Southbound: Free flowing.
Northwestern Motorway
Citybound: Heavy at Royal Rd.
Westbound: Free flowing.
Waterview Tunnel Southbound Free flowing.
Southwestern Motorway
Southbound: Free flowing.
Northbound: Free flowing.
Waterview Tunnel Northbound Free flowing.
The 19-year-old was found in a remote area in the hills of Upper Hutt.