Rain reigns supreme

University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which...
University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which fell across the Leith Walk pedestrian bridge yesterday. A university spokeswoman said no-one was injured in the incident, and operations staff moved quickly...
Pedestrians pass through Dunedin’s sodden Museum Reserve yesterday. The University of Otago’s...
Pedestrians pass through Dunedin’s sodden Museum Reserve yesterday. The University of Otago’s Ori26 events were cancelled due to heavy rain. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
Wet weather diversion barriers in Surrey St, intended to redirect water from the manhole to a...
Wet weather diversion barriers in Surrey St, intended to redirect water from the manhole to a nearby mudtank, were trialled by the Dunedin City Council yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY
Water, and what appears to be a baby wipe, escapes through a manhole cover in South Dunedin’s...
Water, and what appears to be a baby wipe, escapes through a manhole cover in South Dunedin’s Surrey St at noon yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

After wreaking havoc across New Zealand, a low pressure system arrived in Dunedin on Monday night, bringing heavy rain.

Otago Daily Times photographers were out capturing its impact across the city yesterday.

 

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