Aucklanders are being warned to stay out of the ocean after the collapse of a major central city sewage pipe which contaminated CBD beaches.
A sink hole, at least thirteen metres deep opened up at the back of Parnell property on St Georges Bay road on Monday, compromising the Orakei Main sewer.
The brick pipe is more than two metres wide and serves large parts of central and west auckland.
And the top of the wastewate pipe has collapsed.
Watercare crews work thrugh the night trying to stablise the ground, but the situation's got worse and the sewer is completely blocked.
Watercare's chief operations officer Mark Bourne speaks to Lisa Owen.
