10 May 2023

Firefighters Sky Tower challenge raising money for Leukaemia

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 10 May 2023

In just 10 days, a crowd of firefighters will put months of training into practice and scale Auckland's Sky Tower.

They'll wear full uniform - weighing about 25 kilograms - and climb up 51 flights of stairs, all for a good cause.

More than $880,000 dollars has been raised so far with proceeds going to Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.

It's a cause close to the heart of  Harley Baker who's wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. He talks to Jesse.

About 160 firefighters gathered to climb Auckland's Sky Tower in commemoration of the firefighters who died during 9/11.

About 160 firefighters gathered to climb Auckland's Sky Tower in commemoration of the firefighters who died during 9/11. Photo: RNZ / Joanna MacKenzie

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