16 Dec 2024

Sinkhole opens up in Coromandel town, road to close for days

10:33 am on 16 December 2024
A sinkhole near the intersection of Arthur St and Catherine Crescent in Whititanga.

A sinkhole near the intersection of Arthur St and Catherine Crescent in Whititanga. Photo: Supplied / Thames-Coromandel District Council

A road in Whititanga near the intersection of Arthur St and Catherine Crescent remains closed after a sinkhole was spotted yesterday.

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says the sinkhole appears to have formed in line with a wastewater line.

The road will remain closed - except to residents and emergency vehicles- while crews are undertaking repair work.

The work was expected to take multiple days.