A Dunedin charity shop has had about $15,000 of stock damaged by floodwater and staff and volunteers were cleaning up the ''wreckage'' on Friday.
Hospice Shop supervisor Cat Callanan said the 23m by 14m basement, under the store in Crawford St, was full of stock which was set for the shop floor.
On Wednesday, water started seeping through cracks in the basement floor and about 25cm of water flooded the basement.
''Everything was wrecked,'' Miss Callanan said.
The damaged goods included beds, clothing, furniture, records, electrical gear, Christmas decorations and a kitchen sink.
The shop needed more stock, she said.
''We are really looking for donations of really good-quality stuff,'' Miss Callanan said.
Several volunteers helped move the damaged goods from the basement to the footpath yesterday.
Sims Pacific Metals supplied a ''massive truck'' and driver to transport the damaged stock to the landfill.
The Dunedin City Council did not charge the shop a fee for dumping the stock.
''It would cost thousands [of dollars] to dump.''
Sims Pacific Metals assistant manager Mike Knopp said the scrap metal business volunteered yesterday because the Hospice Shop raised money for the Otago Community Hospice to help sick people and it was time to return the favour.
The 17-tonne truck made three trips to the landfill, Mr Knopp said.
