{"id":633088,"date":"2026-10-17T04:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/633088\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T04:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:04:10","slug":"transport-delays-expected-for-aucklands-super-saturday-of-sports-and-sounds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/633088\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport delays expected for Auckland\u2019s \u2018super Saturday of sports and sounds\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI think it\u2019s reasonable to expect that with moving large crowds for such busy events, that there will be some wait time involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">She said Auckland Transport would be monitoring the network and would update passengers if any delays occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Paul said extra capacity would be added on some buses and trains, as those heading to the Auckland FC game against Melbourne City FC will also be able to travel for free from 1.30pm. Additional staff will also be stationed at Penrose Station, about a 12-minute walk from Go Media Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">For the sold-out Olivia Dean concert, regular bus and train services will continue, while private event shuttles will run between downtown Auckland and Western Springs Bowl. Additional buses will also be on standby on the NX1 and 18 routes after the concert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">People heading to Stan Walker\u2019s sold-out show at the Trusts Arena can use regular bus services from Henderson Station, while those driving are being encouraged to use the Lincoln Rd or Te Atat\u016b Rd motorway off-ramps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Macy Gray is also performing at The Civic, with the show expected to finish about 10.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">Paul urged people to plan ahead, allow extra time and check the Auckland Transport website or mobile app for the latest information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe are monitoring the network from the operations centre. We\u2019re doing everything to ensure that you\u2019re kept up to date. If there are any delays, that information goes out immediately, and we\u2019re able to remedy things as they happen on the network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"FxSPvgIxedhFU\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSo rest assured that there is an overview that happens on these very busy nights that includes all of the roads and the public transport network.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI think it\u2019s reasonable to expect that with moving large crowds for such busy events, that there will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[95,3952,16492,156,5346,2082,111,139,69,1118,1534,97090,213,313,112],"class_list":["post-633088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-and","tag-aucklands","tag-delays","tag-entertainment","tag-expected","tag-for","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-saturday","tag-sounds","tag-sports","tag-super","tag-transport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}