Home / New Zealand / WellingtonUpdatedImogene BedfordJournalist·NZ Herald·19 Jun, 2026 06:22 AM2 mins to read‌A two-vehicle crash has closed both southbound lanes of State Highway 1, with motorists facing delays over an hour in rush hour traffic.Desperate motorists stranded in gridlocked motorway traffic after a serious Wellington crash closed SH1 are abandoning their vehicles and commuting by foot.Southbound lanes on State Highway 1 north of Wellington remained closed as of 10pm following a serious two-vehicle crash.

Some drivers have been stranded for hours with

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