Sink hole opens up in Parnell damaging sewers

06:39 am on 28 September 2023

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Watercare crew in Auckland have been working through Wednesday night to clear a blocked sewer main and stop raw sewage from pouring into the supercity's harbour.

It happened after part of the pipe collapsed leaving a massive 13-metre-deep sink hole on a private property in Parnell.

Dozens of beaches in the inner city have been closed for swimming, and as Jordan Dunn reports some local businesses have also taken a hit.