Frightening weather halts traffic and Elton John Concert

Venkat RamanAuckland, January 27, 2023 (8 pm)Aucklanders are reeling under worsening weather conditions with traffic jams, road crashes and the cancelled Concert of Sir Elton John. Elton John Concert offA Radio New Zealand report said that the Elton John Concert, scheduled to be held tonight at Mt Smart Stadium has been cancelled, disappointing at least 40,000 people who were expected to attend the already postponed event. As we were closing this report, we learnt that the Northbound Diversion at State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 Is closed due to flooding. Vehicles travelling North are being diverted at Kaiwaka-The northbound diversion at State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 is now closed due to flooding. Vehicles travelling north are now being diverted at Kaiwaka at the Kaiwaka-Mangawhai turnoff.