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Flood events 1995-2004
Disastrous floods have struck most parts of New Zealand. Floods are the most common cause of a civil defence emergency and several so-called “100-year” floods can happen in quick succession.
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1995 Thames and Queenstown
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Thames distressed homeowner aa | Thames rowboat transport | Thames rowboat rescue | | |
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Queenstown Wanaka | Queenstown Horne creek before | Queenstown Horne creek after | Queenstown flooded lakeshore |
2002 Thames and Gisborne
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Thames caravan park | Thames house contents left out for collection | Thames house interior | Thames house interior | | |
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Gisborne flooded river mouth | Gisborne flooded farms | Gisborne flooded farms | Gisborne slip damage to farmland |
2004 Bay of Plenty
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Edgecumbe road blocked aa | Aerial veiw Edgecumbe | Edgecumbe dairy factory | Otorohanga school | | |
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Flooded farm Rangiriri | Whakatane | Whakatane |
