The driver of the car has serious injuries and been airlifted to Waikato Hospital.

The road isn't expected to partially reopen until after three, so motorists should expect considerable congestion.

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30 Dec: A public safety campaigner says adding beat cops is the best way to reduce violence in central Auckland

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30 Dec: We're on track to end the year with one of the lowest numbers of crash deaths in decades

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29 Dec: One man's due in court today, and Police are looking for others, after two serious brawls in Auckland yesterday

28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

28 Dec: In Upper Hutt near Kaitoke, the intersection of SH2 and Waterworks Road has reopened after a collision

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