4 Jan 2026

Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge

4:55 pm on 4 January 2026
Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland.

Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Photo: Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi

A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road.

Police were called to the crash between the Papakura on-ramp and Manurewa and Takanini off-ramp just before 3.30pm.

Nobody was hurt.

Two lanes were initially shut down while debris was cleared on lanes heading north, but have now re-opened.

The Transport Agency says traffic in the area is very heavy, and drivers should allow extra time.

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