Labour Weekend traffic hampered by crashes, Wellington worst hitNZTA The crash is delaying holiday makers heading south of Auckland. It reduced SH1 heading north down to a single lane and saw traffic backed up to the Tawa interchange for a time. READ MORE:* Holiday drivers who grind out gears* Labour weekend traffic in NZ 'OK so far'SH1 traffic further north on the Kapiti Coast was already starting to "heat up" by 11am, the transport agency said. ^EL — NZTA Akld & Nthlnd (@NZTAAkl) October 21, 2016A Fire Service spokeswoman said no one was trapped in the Mt Wellington crash and they were assisting paramedics. It had otherwise been a good start to the Labour weekend, with no reports of major crashes, the Fire Service said.

Source: Stuff October 21, 2016 23:18 UTC