Kayakers navigate rapids on swollen Water of Leith in Dunedin

Thursday 12 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 12 Jun 2025, 4:20pm

In this story MetService, University of Otago

Following several days of persistent rainfall, the Water of Leith surged through the University of Otago campus. A group of kayakers took advantage of the rising water levels to paddle through the makeshift rapids on Thursday.

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1. StuffThu 12 Jun 2025, 1:52pm

   Watch: Kayakers run inner city rapid at Otago University (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesThu 12 Jun 2025, 4:20pm

   Swell time for kayakers on Dunedin's Leith (opens in new tab)