### ODT Online Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Flood protection work set to start
By Rebecca Fox
Flood protection works in the Water of Leith could begin as early as next month on a stretch of the river in the Dunedin Botanic Garden as approval is sought for an alternate sequence of work. The Otago Regional Council announced in July that it would consider completing individual sections of flood hazard work on the Leith and Lindsay Creek, beginning with excavation work on the true right side of the Leith channel in the Cumberland to Dundas St reach in 2010-11 and completing work on the “stilling basin” at the end of the high velocity channel.
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What if? Dunedin... 
### ODT Online Thu, 18 Nov 2010
Flood protection costs reviewed
By Rebecca Fox
Flood hazard ratepayers on the Water of Leith and Lindsay Creek may find out in the New Year how much works to upgrade their protection will cost and when it will happen. It has been about 13 years since the Otago Regional Council first looked at flood protection works and two years since the Environment Court appeal, on the resource consents granted in 2007, failed.
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Hmmm, an earlier comment . . .
Oh, a post . . .
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### ODT Online Sat, 29 Jan 2011
Doubts over figures behind delay
By Rebecca Fox
Any delay in letting the public know the cost of constructing the Leith Lindsay Flood Protection Scheme had blown out was due to a lack of confidence in the figures provided by its consultants, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead said.
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Very interesting . . . the VC mentions DCC, but the Campus Master Plan process failed to consult DCC, or the public. Has something changed ? If not the farce continues.
### ODT Online Mon, 31 Jan 2011
Opinion: University progressing Leith agenda
By David Skegg
However many millions of dollars are spent on reducing the riskof flooding from the Water ofLeith, it will be tragic if we do not grasp the opportunity to improve ourcity at the same time, writes Prof Sir David Skegg. The future of the Water of Leith is a matter of importance for everyone who lives in Dunedin.
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### ODT Online Wed, 9 Feb 2011
‘D-Day’ for flood protection scheme
By Rebecca Fox
“D-Day” has arrived for the proposed flood protection scheme on the Water of Leith and Lindsay Creek. Today, Otago Regional councillors will be asked to decide on the scheme’s future.
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And now suddenly it’s central government’s responsibility to fund. Strange how it wasn’t central government’s responsibility when ORC thought they had enough money to complete the work AND build a stadium.
### ODT Online Thu, 10 Feb 2011
ORC to consult on flood scheme
By Rebecca Fox
Otago regional councillors have failed to “grab the opportunity” and make a decision on the future of the Leith Lindsay flood protection scheme.
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### ODT Online Wed, 26 Jan 2011
Cost of city flood defences doubles
By Rebecca Fox
Estimated costs for flood protection work on the Water of Leith and Lindsay Creek have more than doubled to $53 million, latest figures released by the Otago Regional Council show. However, council staff have proposed an alternative 15-stage scheme that could reduce the costs to ratepayers by about $22 million and still fit within the resource consents already granted for the work.
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### ODT Online Sat, 12 Feb 2011
Govt aid possible for ORC flood scheme
By Rebecca Fox
Environment Minister Nick Smith is not ruling out a Government contribution to the Leith Lindsay Flood Protection Scheme but says the Otago Regional Council has a “high hurdle” to leap.
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### ODT Online Sat, 12 Feb 2011
Current thinking – Water of Leith
By Mark Price
Dunedin’s Water of Leith, once a pristine mountain stream, is today an ugly concrete-lined “drainage ditch”. Mark Price looks at whether the millions to be spent on it will rescue the waterway or simply be washed out to sea.
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ORC is a class act…
### ODT Online Wed, 8 Jun 2011
Creek protection may be dropped
By Rebecca Fox
Flood protection work on Lindsay Creek might be dropped from the Otago Regional Council’s plans but recommendations could see it investigated in the future. It is one the recommendations made by the council’s draft annual plan hearing panel that will be considered by the finance and corporate committee tomorrow.
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### ODT Online Fri, 10 Jun 2011
Leith flood protection priority call
By John Gibb
An Otago Regional Council committee yesterday recommended first priority be given to Water of Leith flood protection work, costing $38.3 million, within the mooted overall Leith-Lindsay flood protection scheme. The regional council will consider the matter further at its next full meeting on June 22. The overall Leith-Lindsay flood protection proposal had involved producing revised cost estimates, and offered four options.
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### ODT Online Thu, 23 Jun 2011
Claim Leith work lets Govt off obligations
By Rebecca Fox
By going ahead with the work on the Water of Leith, the Otago Regional Council is giving the Government a way out of its funding obligations, Cr Gerry Eckhoff says. Yesterday, the council adopted the option of completing flood protection works on the Leith at a revised cost of $83 million, with a view to pursuing a contribution from the Crown.
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### ch9.co.nz September 4, 2012 – 6:27pm
ORC to seek approval to invite tenders
The ORC is about seek approval to invite tenders on construction of the third stage of the Leith Flood Protection Scheme.
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### ODT Online Thu, 6 Sep 2012
Flood protection work will improve access
By Rebecca Fox
A section of the Water of Leith, from above the Clyde St bridge to Forth St, will soon be revamped to allow more public access and improve the look of the waterway as part of flood protection works. Tenders will soon be called for the estimated $2.75 million project, which is the third of eight stages of work along the Leith aimed at increasing the river’s capacity in a major flood. So far, work has been completed in Rockside Rd and the stretch above Dundas St. The project, to begin in November and be completed by February or March next year, was approved by the Otago Regional Council engineering and hazards committee yesterday.
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The proposal for ponding at Chingford together with other local works is not new. We were consulted on this years ago… it’s sitting on my files. Did someone at ORC have a mental lapse ?
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### ODT Online Tue, 16 Oct 2012
Temporary flood pond proposed
By Rebecca Fox
A detention pond in the archery field of Chingford Park in Northeast Valley, Dunedin, may be created to contain flood waters from Lindsay Creek to ease the risk for homes, schools and businesses in the area. The Otago Regional Council has been investigating options for dealing with the creek’s flood hazard after it dropped plans for extensive works as part of the Leith Lindsay flood protection works as the original plans were judged to be too expensive for ratepayers. Instead, the council proposes an $840,000 project using a part of Chingford Park as a “detention” area, complemented by “small-scale localised works” between Palmers Quarry bridge and Pentland St and temporary flood detention upstream of Forrester Park landfill, a report to be considered tomorrow by the engineering and hazards committee said.
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### ch9.co.nz October 18, 2012 – 5:59pm
ORC considering a scheme to keep North East Valley from flooding
The Otago Regional Council is considering spending nearly a million dollars on a scheme to keep North East Valley safe from flooding. The council says the work is needed to keep around 500 properties in the area, including schools, out of harm’s way.
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http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/230807/council-dips-toe-pond
### ch9.co.nz February 5, 2013 – 6:46pm
Big changes to Water of Leith
Heavy machinery is making big changes to the Water of Leith, as flood protection work continues.
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