New Zealand / Regional

Otago flooding: what you need to know

11:45 am on 4 June 2015

Primary and intermediate schools in Dunedin are shut and many roads remain closed after yesterday's torrential rain and flooding.

Emergency services pumping water out from flooded shops on Wednesday. Photo: RNZ / Ian Telfer

Flooding

Check the Dunedin City Council's website and the Otago Regional Council's website for flooding and river level updates. Residents can also visit water.orc.govt.nz, call 0800 426 463 or receive flood alerts via Twitter.

Schools

Roads

For the latest updates on highway closures, visit nzta.govt.nz. For the latest updates on other road closures, visit dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/road conditions.

Buses

  • In Dunedin, the St Kilda service is travelling directly through to St Kilda via Prince Albert St to avoid flooding on Bayview Road and Richardson Street.
  • The Portobello urban and school services are cancelled until further notice and the Sandymount service is travelling only as far as Camp Road
  • The university to Concord service from the university will travel only as far as Stone Street, while the inwards service will complete the Concord loop and then travel via Stevensons Road to the university.
  • All other services are travelling to schedule.
  • Power cuts

    Weather

    Rest homes and hospitals

    Water flooding back out of drains in Forbury Road, St Clair, on Wednesday. Photo: RNZ / Darryl Baser

    For severe weather warnings, visit MetService's website.