“The Princes St on-ramp is currently closed,” police said. Shortly after the accident, Google Maps showed traffic backed up more than 4km from Princes St East to south of the East Tāmaki Rd off-ramp. Multiple people are injured after a crash near the Mt Wellington turnoff. Also on Sunday morning, one person died following a two-vehicle crash on Auckland’s Southern Motorway near Onehunga. Photo / Google MapsSeparately, two trucks collided outside the North Island town of Levin overnight, closing State Highway 57 for at least six hours.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 22, 2026 22:52 UTC