State Highway 1 was closed for close to two hours after a serious single-vehicle crash resulted in one person being critically injured.
Emergency services were called to the crash in Hatepe, near Rereahu Ave at about 4.40pm on August 5.
A police spokesperson said one person received critical injuries as a result of the incident.
The serious crash unit was advised and the road was closed until one-lane could be reopened under stop-go traffic management.