Auckland Transport has closed a busy road and rerouted bus services after a sinkhole appeared in the suburb of Otāhuhu.
The sinkhole is on Princes St, one of the main streets of the suburb, just off the Southern Motorway.
![The Otahuhu sink hole. Photo / Mike Scott](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Q3IPJUFCJNAA7JHT5IUMSQYRSQ.jpg?auth=0cd6e621f2ebcfe483c9aaebc4c4ca66e61db33bed50a97ad7b86673bece11a6&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
The road has been closed between Great South Rd and Atkinson Ave, and detours have been put in place for four bus routes until further notice.