UPDATED: 9.41am Photos are emerging of surface flooding in Dunedin.

Images of deep water pooling on Rattray St in the city centre were taken earlier today, with reports of widespread disruption around the city.

On social media, residents are reporting disruptions to travel and public transport around the city.

IAG Insurance said on Twitter that it had closed its Dunedin store due to the flooding.

Others posted images of a turbulent, brown Leith River at high levels than usual, and appealed for residents to “help out” by clearing leaves from drains.

“Lots of surface #flooding at cnrs along North Rd, it only takes a couple of mins to scoop out leaves. Everyone can help out #dunedin,” said Sarah Gallagher.

Otago Regional Council said: “Due to flooding on South Road at the Glen, the Corstorphine bus (33A & 33), will go via Wilkie Road and Burns Street both ways, and the Lookout Point bus is being diverted along Hillside Road. Expect delays.”

A police spokeswoman said they had no major callouts in relation to weather in Dunedin today.

Fire Service spokesman Riwai Grace said seven jobs were attended between 7am and 7.30am this morning.

“We have seven jobs for minor flooding. Some water and smoke alarms, nothing serious, for about 20 to 25 minutes before the rain stopped.”

Local authorities said the flooding was not on a serious enough scale to warrant a Civil Defence Emergency.

Dunedin City Council Civil Defence Manager Neil Brown said there had been no advice from authorities to launch any action.

“We have no advisories from yesterday for this event,” he said. “There have been no communication about rivers being a problem, no communication about significant surface flooding.

“At certain times of the year we get, particularly in Autumn, when the water can’t get down the drains but there is no hint of a Civil Defence scale event for this one.”

A heavy rain warning for the region had been removed, he said.