Bus fire blocks southbound lane on State Highway 1

Friday 15 August 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 15 Aug 2025, 4:40pm

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, NZ Transport Agency

A minibus caught fire on State Highway 1 near Porirua on Friday afternoon. The blaze blocked one of two southbound lanes between the Mungavin Interchange and the SH1/SH59 merge. Fire and Emergency were notified of the incident at 2.35pm.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 15 Aug 2025, 3:38pm

   Wellington bus catches fire on State Highway 1 (opens in new tab)

2. RNZFri 15 Aug 2025, 4:40pm

   Wellington bus fire blocks lane on State Highway 1 (opens in new tab)