Car fire blocks southbound lanes on Auckland's Southern Motorway

Friday 5 September 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 5 Sep 2025, 2:07pm

A car fire occurred on southbound lanes of State Highway 1 near Grafton around 1pm on Friday. The incident has caused traffic delays and blocked lanes near the Grafton Road on-ramp. Police confirmed that no one was injured in the vehicle.

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1. 1NewsFri 5 Sep 2025, 1:36pm

   Car fire blocks lanes on major Auckland motorway (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 5 Sep 2025, 1:36pm

   Lanes blocked on SH1 in Auckland after car fire (opens in new tab)

3. RNZFri 5 Sep 2025, 1:39pm

   Traffic delays as car catches fire on Auckland's SH1 (opens in new tab)

4. NZ HeraldFri 5 Sep 2025, 2:07pm

   Car fire on Auckland Southern Motorway, traffic snarled as smoke billows across lanes (opens in new tab)