New Zealand / Transport

No surprise, Adele spelled traffic hell

19:32 pm on 23 March 2017

There were significant traffic delays across Auckland as music fans flocked to Adele's first New Zealand concert.

Adele won gold at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February. Photo: AFP

Tonight's show coincided with rush-hour traffic and Auckland Transport warned people to allow several hours to get to Mount Smart Stadium.

The NZ Transport Agency said earlier that people heading south on the northern motorway should consider taking State Highway 18 and 16.

A truck breakdown also blocked traffic tonight, on the S-bend from the northern motorway to the north-western motorway, it said.

Extra trains and buses were running.

Earlier, Dunedin Airport said those flying out of the city for the concert had made things "pretty busy".

State Highway 16 in Auckland, looking east from Lincoln Rd at 6.52pm. Photo: NZTA