Drivers chase flying dollars

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    Motorists leapt from their cars and scrambled after $800 in cash blowing across the Northwestern motorway yesterday morning.

    Inspector Gavin Jones from the Northern Communications Centre said the money had come from a "manbag" left on the roof of a car.

    About 300m north of the
    Te Atatu onramp the bag fell off the roof and a wallet flew out, releasing a bundle of notes that were caught by the wind. Several motorists stopped their cars and tried to collect the money but most blew into the harbour.