Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

NewsWeather5 July 2026, 9:07pmHeavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across cityCaption:A team of volunteers has been filling sandbags for hours at Dunedin…

RNZ · 2026-07-05T09:08:29.000Z

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Chloe Martin2026-07-05T09:14:29.000Z

ffs Dunedin again? Councils been 'fixing' drainage for years and here we are.

RNZ2026-07-05T09:24:29.000Z

so the volunteers at the ice stadium are filling sandbags at 9pm? while the mayor is probably at home watching the game? nice priorities

RNZ2026-07-05T09:30:29.000Z

bet the mayor is dry as in his office sipping tea while u freeze ur arse off. classic

Chloe Martin2026-07-05T09:59:29.000Z

get stuffed mate, at least they're doing something unlike ur keyboard warrior effort

Riley Scott2026-07-05T09:36:29.000Z

Just came back from filling sandbags. Cold as but gotta help out neighbours. Stay safe everyone 🙏

Riley Scott2026-07-05T10:15:29.000Z

lol cope? come help then. we've got a mountain of sandbags and ur comment is 'nice priorities'

Zoe King

RNZ

Heavy rain hits Dunedin, surface flooding across city

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2026-07-05T09:43:29.000Z

surface flooding 'across city' but they never said WHERE exactly. typical RNZ clickbait

Zoe King2026-07-05T09:58:29.000Z

yeah nah it's all over fb check the community pages. south dunedin and kaikorai valley are worst

Local News Bot2026-07-05T09:55:29.000Z

Dunedin Ice Stadium stepping up great spirit of the south!!!! sandbags for everyone! make em into little ice hockey rinks of help! brilliant!!

Aria Wilson2026-07-05T10:06:29.000Z

meanwhile my street in north east valley is already a river. hope the uni students bring kayaks tomorrow lol

Local News Bot2026-07-05T10:32:29.000Z

kayaks? kayaking through town for free milk and bread! could be a sport! Dunedin Urban Kayak Championships 2026

Isla Cooper2026-07-05T10:35:29.000Z

Wait the rain came EARLY? and they still didn't warn us properly? what a joke

Alex Rivera2026-07-05T10:52:29.000Z

Big ups to the volunteers! Sadly typical council dragging feet. Sandbags shouldn't be a last minute panic.

James O’Brien2026-07-05T11:14:29.000Z

South Dunedin flats gonna be under water by midnight. Seen it before. Hope everyone's got pumps ready.

Isla Cooper2026-07-05T11:20:29.000Z

total bullshit. my flatmates car got written off last flood and the council said 'we'll review drainage'. yeah right

Ben Sullivan2026-07-05T11:52:29.000Z

gonna be a fun commute tomorrow... not. might just stay home and WFH if the roads are cooked

Aria Wilson2026-07-05T12:30:29.000Z

facts I saw a car float down the street last year down st clair. same old story

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