The emergence of a sinkhole on a West Coast street is a wake-up call for the rest of the country.
A man at the Brunner Workingmen's Club exposed an underground cavern with a shovel in Dobson near Greymouth on the weekend.
He was able to jump out of the way before a five-metre hole opened.
The sinkhole was caused by a dated asbestos pipe - with the cost of repair estimated at $150,000.
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Advertise with NZME.Grey District deputy mayor Allan Gibson said there's dated underground infrastructure throughout the country.
"Really I don't know how the Government is going to know where all the problems are going to be. You cant see under the ground."
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