Vaimoana MasePasifika Editor·NZ Herald·5 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Decades-old median barriers on Auckland’s highway network - criticised after a triple-fatal crash (inset) - are set to be replaced by safer and more modern barriers with a greater potential for saving lives. Composite photo / NZMEDecades-old median barriers on Auckland’s highway network – deemed inadequate by a coroner investigating a horrific triple-fatal crash – are set to be replaced by safer and more modern barriers.

However, while that’s good news for Auckland, the older barriers, installed in the late 90s and known as legacy barriers,