Police and the New Zealand Transport Agency are urging motorists not to stop on the Auckland Harbour Bridge in order to watch fireworks this New Year's Eve.
In a joint statement, police have announced that they will be handing out fines from between $150 to $600 should motorists be found to have stopped on the Harbour Bridge, or in motorway breakdown lanes, without genuine reason.
Police have been called to attend a number of both crashes and near-miss incidents on the Harbour Bridge in previous years - with the majority of those down to motorists stopping, and in some cases getting out of their vehicles to watch fireworks displays.
Tonight will see a high visibility of police on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, in the hope of avoiding any further incidents.
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