29 Sep 2023

Auckland's huge sinkhole cancels events and holiday programmes

From Checkpoint, 5:47 pm on 29 September 2023

The fallout from Auckland's giant sinkhole continues, forcing the cancellation of weekend events and school holiday programmes across the Waitemata Harbour.

 It comes as hundreds of litres of sewage continues to flow into the sea after persistent wet weather caused a giant sinkhole to block a sewerage pipe with debris in the suburb of Parnell.

The sinkhole is the size of a tennis court and 13 metres deep.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has now imposed a rahui across the Waitematā and Watercare has deemed all inner-city beaches unsafe to swim.

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