Firefighters rescued a person stuck in their car by flooding which closed a Dunedin road this morning.
A crew from Lookout Point station responded to a car stuck in floodwaters on Main South Rd, Concord, near the intersection with Kaikorai Valley Rd about 6.15am.
Firefighters got the person out and the council responded to assist with traffic management, a spokeswoman said.
The route between Kaikorai Valley to Concord was closed because of flooding under the motorway bridge at Burnside, but has since reopened.
The Dunedin City Council said contractors were on site working on the issue.
"The city’s roading and stormwater networks have otherwise coped well with overnight rain. A heavy rain warning for Dunedin remains in place until 1pm today, however we are not expecting any significant issues to arise."
MetService has since extended the heavy rain warning for coastal Otago until 2pm, with peak rates of 10-15mm an hour expected.
Council contractors responded to about a dozen other callouts relating to minor surface flooding, small slips and clearing debris from mudtank grates overnight and this morning.
The fords at Gladfield Rd and Whare Flat were closed as a precaution about 4.30am today.
The ford at Ravensburn St in Woodside closed shortly after noon and those along Waitati Valley Rd closed mid-morning.
