Routes in and around the Auckland Airport environs were heavily congested for periods this morning for the arrivals of the United States and Korean Presidents.

Police say the traffic disruption was expected and well advertised because of the number of key motorcades utilising the routes.

Police minimised the delays as much as possible by opening up lanes soon after the motorcades had passed through on their way into the city.

Police acknowledge the closures may inconvenience some travellers but thank them for their patience.

We urge people to plan their journeys well in advance, and allow plenty of time to reach their destination, particularly if they're catching flights or meeting travellers at the International and Domestic terminals.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>