Ben Hill is a reporter for The New Zealand HeraldVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playHoliday traffic remains heavy and is clogging the roads ahead of the long weekend, with crashes, roadworks and a car fire adding to the mayhem. Traffic is congested travelling north and south from Auckland on SH1 for Auckland Anniversary weekend with north-bound queues prior to Warkworth and Wellsford townships. NZTA tweeted that the Southern Motorway was heavy from the CBD through to Greenlane, and from Highbrook to Takanini. One commuter said the Northwestern Motorway, toward the city to get onto the Southern Motorway, was backed up between St Lukes and Newton Rd. Long weekend travelNZTA has urged travellers to plan their journeys ahead of the long weekend.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 23:54 UTC