Burst water main causes flooding and road damage in New Windsor
Saturday 17 October 2026 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated In this story Watercare
A burst water main on Boundary Road in Auckland caused flooding and road damage late Friday night. The incident, which may have involved a car crash, left some residents without water and forced local businesses to close. Watercare is working to restore supply, which is expected to return to affected properties by Saturday.
Key facts
4 facts
- Burst water main occurred on Boundary Road, New Windsor, around 10.15pm Friday
- The burst pipe was located outside 50 Boundary Road
- Damaged section was isolated by 2.10am Saturday
- Road closure occurred between Dundale Ave and Kimber Hall Ave
The full story
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A burst water main in New Windsor caused flooding and road damage on Boundary Road on Friday night. Police responded to reports of flooding and a possible car crash at approximately 10.15pm. The car involved in the potential crash was unoccupied.
Watercare crews located the burst pipe outside 50 Boundary Road at around 11pm and isolated the damaged section by 2.10am. While some customers had their supply restored, one report stated water was expected to return to all affected properties late on Saturday. A local business owner, Kunal Chand, said his cafe could not open on Saturday because it had lost its water supply.
The incident caused significant damage to the road surface, with residents describing the tarmac bursting through due to water pressure. Boundary Road was closed between Dundale Avenue and Kimber Hall Avenue. A stop/go system was implemented to allow traffic to pass through the area via a single lane.
The burst affected a bus route, which Auckland Transport confirmed was temporarily detoured due to the infrastructure incident. An estimated hundreds of households between Donovan Street and Dundale Avenue were affected by the outage. The cause of the burst remains under investigation.
Where reports differ
- One report stated water had been restored to all properties, while another said supply was expected to return to all properties late on Saturday
Compiled from reports by Stuff, 1News and NZ Herald.