The Dunedin City Council is also asking residents in the city to avoid using showers, dishwashers and washing machines to ease pressure on the city's wastewater network, as the predicted torrential rain begins to hit. It is the human interaction with the floodplain and the associated exposure to flood hazard that creates flood risk, and humans are particularly vulnerable to hazardous conditions caused by floods. Visit our YouTube page for updates, interviews and lively stories about our favorite city, Dunedin! Understanding the different evacuation zones. Residents were also warned to treat flood water as contaminated. Meetings with Zoning Division staff is by appointment only.

Wet weather chaos: 800 homes at risk of sewage flooding in Dunedin .

Dunedin Parks & Recreation offers outdoor group exercise classes starting Monday, June 15th at the Dunedin Community Center. The research team's findings show the lowest lying areas of the city, particularly those in South Dunedin, which were grossly impacted by the 2015 floods. Council services and closures Water restrictions are in effect across the Auckland region, learn more. Dunedin is the latest council to declare a climate emergency, and has brought forward its net zero carbon policy by two decades.

The University of Otago has released a map of the areas in South Dunedin most likely to be effected by any future flooding. It's quick and easy! You can make an appointment by calling 727-298-3194 or by email.

This area is at risk from a tsunami of any size, including those designated a “beach and marine threat” rather than a “land threat”. The red zone includes the whole of the Otago shore and all beaches, including the Otago Harbour. Cr Andrew Noone, chairman of the Dunedin City Council infrastructure services committee, discusses flood planning yesterday.

There would be no risk to the community from flooding if floodplains were unoccupied and unused.
Cutting-edge computer modelling undertaken by the Dunedin City Council has highlighted the flooding threat to South Dunedin - and elsewhere in the city - fuelled by climate change and a rising sea level. NEED HELP FAST? - Visit the Find Zoning Information page to look up the zoning, land use and flood zone for all properties in Dunedin plus lots of other useful information about city zoning laws and regulations. For the status of council services under covid-19 alert conditions - Learn more Council …
06/10/2020 10:30 AM Good Morning Dunedin! Photo by Peter McIntosh.

1 Feb, ... yesterday's massive blaze in Burnside are now on call and ready to respond to flood related damage in the city. Flood hazard areas. A Parliamentary inquiry found South Dunedin is the area in the country most vulnerable to sea level