Large sinkhole opens on Auckland street in St Mary's Bay

Monday 27 July 2026 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 27 Jul, 3:00pm

A sinkhole approximately five metres long has opened on Hackett Street in St Mary's Bay. The road has been closed to traffic since Thursday evening following the emergence of the hole, which appeared in an area previously damaged by the 2023 Anniversary Weekend floods.

How they headlined it

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1. StuffMon 27 Jul, 2:07pm

   Sinkhole opens on flood-hit Auckland street (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsMon 27 Jul, 2:49pm

   Sinkhole large enough to 'take a car' opens up on Auckland street (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldMon 27 Jul, 3:00pm

   Sinkhole appears in Auckland’s Hackett St, damaged in 2023 floods (opens in new tab)