Raw: Crossing ducks create traffic on Auckland's Northern motorway near Tristram Ave. / NZTA
Auckland commuters showed their softer side this morning after stopping to allow a family of ducks to cross the motorway.
The New Zealand Transport Agency caught the heart-warming moment on one of its traffic cameras shortly before 8am.
SH1 NORTHERN MWY, SOUTHBOUND - 7:45AM Please allow a little extra time citybound on the Northern Mwy this morning with minor delays due to ducks crossing near Tristram Ave. NZ Police are now escorting all to safety. ^TP #becauseitsfriday#nocrashescausedpic.twitter.com/c38jB6lhV5
— Waka Kotahi NZTA Auckland & Northland (@WakaKotahiAkNth) August 23, 2018
The video shows three lanes of traffic coming to a halt toallow the family to make their way across Auckland's busy Northern Motorway.
The NZTA said that police had escorted the duck and her ducklings to safety.
