Takapuna Beach was made subject to a temporary "no swim" warning after stormwater ran into the water.
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Lifeguards shut down the beach at 3.30pm yesterday, when a fault in the network caused a stormwater drain to overflow.
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The flags were taken down and the beach was closed for swimming for the remainder of the day - with the water quality labelled "high risk".