Auckland has managed to avoid a predicted IKEA stampede and traffic jams as the first shoppers entered the new store at Mt Wellington in Auckland.
Despite warnings of motorway gridlock and potential delays finding a carpark, traffic was free flowing in the area with Google Maps showing a 16-minute trip from Auckland CBD and no congestion at the Mt Wellington off-ramp.
Eager shoppers gathered outside the Mt Wellington store, with some telling RNZ they arrived as early at 4.45am.
Drivers had been warned to expect 40-minute queues today, with traffic analysts ex
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