Those who have stock or animals and were stuck in traffic were urged to call *555. Another Auckland man was also stuck in traffic heading north. Auckland woman, Tayla, is heading north after Hamilton's Six60 concert with friends and had witnessed worried owners of animals exercising them along the roadside. "My daughter has been stuck for three hours in the traffic coming to Auckland, after a trip to Taupō. Another woman heading north back into Auckland, said they been stuck in traffic for three and a half hours, travelling just 2.5km.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 28, 2021 02:59 UTC