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Road works on State Highway 1 could drag out the operation to transport shipping cargo from Northport to Auckland. Police teams stop trucks going south from Whangārei to make sure they're not over the weight limits. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers Every hour between 6am to midnight for the next seven days - excluding Sunday - 12 trucks will be taking a load of Christmas cargo from Northport and head south. But there are a number of roadworks taking place on State Highway 1 which could slow things down. National Road Carriers chief executive David Aitken told Morning Report it might be longer than seven days to transport all the goods from the ship
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Northport/Supplied The 261m Constantinos P, which berthed on Sunday, is Northport's largest visitor, laden with Christmas cargo. However, a number of the trucks entering and leaving Northport on Friday morning were capable of carrying two or three containers, suggesting National Road Carriers’ estimates of truck movements were high. The port was busy, not only with container trucks but also with logging trucks supplying the port's main staple. Denise Piper/Stuff A large container truck, capable of carrying several containers, arrives at Northport on Friday morning. News of the extra truck trips has made some Whangārei residents postpone trips to Auckland due to fears of congestion.