Emergency services were called about 8.30am after a digger struck the pipes.
Home / New Zealand / AucklandUpdatedNZ Herald2 Jul, 2026 12:35 AM2 mins to readWater could be seen spraying across Hazel Ave in Mt Roskill. Video / SuppliedWater sprayed high in a suburban Auckland street this morning after a digger sliced open a water pipe and gas main.
In footage obtained by the Herald, water can be seen gushing out of a pipe on the corner of Dominion Rd and Hazel Ave in Mt
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Two Mt Albert homes were flooded, forcing significant repairs and insurance claims.
Heavy downpours caused a wastewater pipe to burst, sending sewage into nearby waterways.
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No one was reported inside the single-storey house during the blaze.
No one was trapped but power lines were left sagging after the impact.
The blockage caused a manhole cover to burst open.
