Watermelon hold-up

A car with a trailerload of watermelons jack-knifed and hit a power pole on State Highway 1 at Kauri about 7.30am yesterday. Sergeant Ryan Gray of Whanga¯ rei police said watermelons blocked both lanes for about 15 minutes and traffic was diverted. Meanwhile, returning holidaymakers were delayed after a boat came off a trailer near Warkworth shortly after 1pm yesterday.