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Did the IKEA traffic chaos eventuate?

Did the IKEA traffic chaos eventuate?

Update: 2025-12-04
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Auckland commuters spotted digital motorway signs with warnings to beware traffic delays with IKEA opening in Auckland this morning. The Swedish homeware store takes up a whole block in Mount Wellington. Traffic forecasts showed worst case scenarios of 40-minute delays just to get off the motorways and a special traffic team was in place monitoring the situation. Auckland Transport Operation Centre manager Claire Howard spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Did the IKEA traffic chaos eventuate?

Did the IKEA traffic chaos eventuate?