Traffic is flowing again after a large tree blocked State Highway 5 south of Rotorua this morning.
A police spokeswoman said the tree had blocked the southbound lane about 4km south of Rotorua near Waipa State Mill Rd.
A Rotorua Daily Post photographer at the scene said the tree had been removed from road and traffic was now flowing again after it had earlier been at a standstill and backed up to near the Waipa turnoff.
Rotorua Lakes Council was notified and Higgins traffic management were at the scene.
