A sporting goods importer thinks the government should send in the army to fix the delays at the Ports of Auckland.
On Sunday a freighter carrying 1300 containers was diverted to Northport near Whangarei because of the holdups in Auckland.
Dez Newland's imports have been delayed by a slowdown in the factories in China, and there's it difficult to book space on a ship.
He says the last straw is the weeks cargo ships are having to wait offshore in Auckland to get their goods offloaded.
