11 Dec 2020

Trucks begin taking cargo forced to go to Whangārei

From Morning Report, 7:13 am on 11 December 2020

Up to a dozen trucks loaded with Christmas cargo are leaving Northport in Whangārei every hour.

The convoy to Auckland began at 6am this morning and will run through until midnight each day for the next week .

The cargo is from the ship Constantinos P, which was diverted to Northport because of delays in unloading in Auckland.

Now the mission is to return the 1200 containers to Auckland via State Highway 1 and across two sections of tricky road through Dome Valley and the Brynderwyn Ranges.

Reporter Louise Ternouth is at Northport in Whangārei.