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Motorists are reporting heavy traffic on roads out of Auckland as the Anniversary Weekend holiday begins.
Drivers said traffic was slow going north towards Orewa and again at Warkworth.
Others reported congestion on the notorious Kopu Bridge going to the Coromandel.
The Northwestern Motorway at Western Springs is closed after a police chase ended with a man being shot dead.
- NZHERALD STAFF
