▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Water ▁of ▁Le ith ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁northern ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Dun ed in , ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁name ▁Pu ke - h au ke a ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁cre ek ; ▁however , ▁as ▁pu ke ▁means ▁a ▁hill , ▁not ▁a ▁water course , ▁this ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁confusion . ▁ ▁The ▁cre ek ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Kap uk ata um ah aka ▁Mount ▁C arg ill ▁about ▁ 1 ▁kilomet re ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁ ▁and ▁flows ▁south , ▁passing ▁through ▁the ▁popular ▁recre ation ▁reserve ▁of ▁Beth unes ▁Gul ly ▁before ▁reaching ▁Dun ed in ' s ▁sub urban ▁area ▁at ▁Norman by . ▁It ▁continues ▁south - s outh west , ▁its ▁th al weg ▁running ▁through ▁North ▁East ▁Valley , ▁passing ▁through ▁Ch ing ford ▁Park ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Valley ' s ▁Qu ar ry ▁Gard ens ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁coast al ▁plain ▁of ▁the ▁Le ith ▁at ▁The ▁Gard ens ▁Cor ner . ▁From ▁here , ▁it ▁flows ▁into ▁Dun ed in ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁where ▁it ▁joins ▁ Ō w he o , ▁the ▁Water ▁of ▁Le ith . ▁ ▁Several ▁measures ▁are ▁under way ▁to ▁w iden ▁the ▁channel ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek ▁at ▁various ▁points , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁protection ▁against ▁flo ods . ▁The ▁cre ek ▁has