UpdatedAnna LeaskSenior Journalist - Crime and Justice·NZ Herald·20 Jun, 2026 12:16 AM5 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.Authorities are standing by their handling of a fatal crash on a busy Wellington motorway that led to motorists being stuck in gridlocked traffic for hours last night.

Emergency services were called to the Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway about 4.40pm after a collision in the southbound lanes