Traffic has been crawling on the Auckland Motorway, slowed by a combination of minor crashes and holidaymakers heading in and out of the city.
In the northbound lanes, near the East Tamaki turnoff, an ambulance and two fire trucks attended a crash between two cars - a black station wagon and a grey sedan - but traffic was still flowing as they were parked off the motorway.
![A crash on the motorway. Photo / Alanah Eriksen](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BXUCLRBYI3U7CWLREJDZZ3XW5U.jpg?auth=36359be2c2462f8d00eed3b890b834904d75bab98b042f1e565439118f74b8b2&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
In another crash, closer to the city near the Ellerslie Panmure Highway in the northbound lane, a black Ford Fiesta and a large truck collided.
The driver's side of the car was extensively damaged with the door unable to close, and the windscreen smashed.