Here is the story from OneNews here in Auckland, followed by a video and photos I shot this morning. They completely shut down all major cities today all over the country, as well as highways. It was something to see!
Truck convoys hit the roads
Jul 4, 2008 8:21 AM Transport operators say the government raised the charges without warning after promising to give them notice. Protests have been taking place on roads in 13 towns and cities nationwide on Friday morning. Transit New Zealand urged motorists in the main city centres to try and avoid the morning rush hour or if they must travel, allow extra time for their journeys. And it seemed many heeded the call with morning commuter traffic peaking earlier than usual.
Transit worked closely with police and local councils but still expected significant delays until mid-morning
Auckland congested
Transit asked truckies to keep the fast lane on Auckland motorways free. They agreed to do that but their convoys have been blocking all the other lanes coming into the city.
Transit New Zealand's northern operations manager Joseph Flanagan says authorities are
most concerned about motorway on-ramps getting blocked.
Regular Auckland motorway commuter Maurice Smythe says some motorists used the far left lane to pass the trucks, giving the truckies the horn and the fingers to show their anger at being held up.
Trucks were nose to tail on the northern motorway with all lanes heading into the Auckland central business district are blocked by protesting truckies. They slowed to around five kilometres an hour.
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