Traffic came to a standstill at Auckland's Cornwall Park this afternoon as hundreds swarmed there for a glimpse of the cherry blossoms.
Auckland resident Nadia Stevens said in the 37 years she'd lived in the area she'd never seen it that busy.
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"It was absolute carnage, cars were in complete gridlock," Stevens said.
She said the security guard who was directing the traffic told her it was the cherry blossoms.