Some relief from yard congestion at Port of Tauranga

The port's reporting improved profits for the second half of last year -- despite disruption to its volumes and operations.

Chief executive Mark Cairns says since January 1, shippers who don't remove their containers after ten days get charged -- which has helped congestion.

He says they've had instances where containers have been sitting in the port for nearly a month.

Meanwhile, Ports of Auckland says they're seeing improvements to delays and expect to return to pre-Covid levels by mid-April.