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Slow crawl home for returning holidaymakers
A break down, fire and heavy congestion as the country heads home after Labour weekend
A break down, fire and heavy congestion as the country heads home after Labour weekend
Two fire trucks have been sent to the scene of the crash.
Prepare for delays if you're looking to make an early escape for the long weekend.
Motorists heading into downtown Auckland are still being told to look for closures.
Comment: No one's life should be endangered when traveling on the transport network.
We say: Auckland and NZ desperately need centre up and running and paying its way.
The convention centre's ability to host Apec 2021 is also in doubt.
Motorists looking at the fire cause long delays in citybound traffic.
Auckland streets feeding on and off the motorway remain closed due to fire.
The Automobile Association shares Bridges' concerns about 30km/h speed limits.
"In the 37 years I've lived in the area I've never seen it that busy," resident tells.
A single car has careered off the motorway and into a tree.
The construction of a new pedestrian bridge has begun at Pescara Point near Papakura.
The incident reportedly involved multiple vehicles and took place on the citybound ramp.
Two of the tunnel's three airport-bound lanes are closed.
COMMENT: The city of Auckland is very, very carsick.
Traffic is heavy on the southern motorway between Greenlane and Khyber Pass.
Focus Live Earlier: Crashes and breakdowns causing traffic chaos.
Power cut hits 41 homes in Stokes Valley as wild winds cause havoc.
One lane has reopened and traffic is being directed with Stop-Go signs.
At least one person seriously hurt in accident at Takapau.
Auckland park will be closed to drivers during peak hours.
Police are still hunting a man they believe stole a patrol car at gunpoint in Ohakune.
The thief crashed the car into a gatepost and fled on foot.
Truck breakdowns causing delays across Auckland.
Several crashes are causing delays on Auckland motorways this morning.
A multiple car crash is causing delays on SH18 Upper Harbour Motorway near Greenhithe.
The crash has now been cleared.