Floods – Canterbury
Flooding - Rangitata Area Timaru District
Start
07 Dec 2019
2:15 PM
Finish
20 Dec 2019
1:55 PM
A local state of emergency was declared in the Timaru District on 7 December 2019 due to flooding in the Rangitata area. The state of emergency was lifted on 13 December 2019.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
A local State of Emergency has been declared in Rotorua
Start
29 Apr 2018
8:43 PM
Finish
06 May 2018
8:25 PM
State of emergency declared for Rotorua (5:35pm Sunday 29 April) following flooding in Ngongotaha. Some evacuations and damage to residential properties occured.
The state of emergency expired at 5:35pm Sunday 6 May.
Floods
States of local emergency declared in Timaru and Dunedin
Start
21 Jul 2017
8:08 PM
Finish
25 Jul 2017
4:22 PM
Local states of emergency were declared from 21 July 2017 for Canterbury (Selwyn, Christchurch and Timaru Districts) and Otago (originally Waitaki and Dunedin City Districts, then superseded by a region-wide declaration) in response to heavy rainfall and flooding. All declarations were terminated or superseded by notice of local transition period by 25 July 2017.
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
RAIN EVENT #8 - Daylight brings relief to Region
Start
06 Apr 2017
8:36 AM
Finish
06 Apr 2017
3:04 PM
Whanganui Town Bridge river levels peaked at approximately 6am this morning at 7.4 metres, which means flooding concerns have receded for the district.
Floods – West Coast
Franz Josef flooding
Start
24 Mar 2016
10:49 AM
Finish
25 Mar 2016
9:00 AM
A state of local emergency was declared for Franz Josef at 2:00am on 24 March 2016 as a result of the Waiho River flooding. Westland Civil Defence has issued a boil water notice for the whole of the Franz Josef town water supply area. This will stay in effect until further notice as a safety precaution. The town water supply is secure for the main town area and work is continuing to confirm the integrity of the supply to the wider Franz Josef area particularly to the north of the Town Centre. There is currently no unbooked overnight accommodation available in the greater Franz Josef area. There is a Red Cross Welfare Centre set up in the town and on standby if needed. All state highways north and south of Franz Josef are currently open and all booked accommodation will be honoured unless visitors are contacted by accommodation providers directly. The Civil Defence state of emergency will stay in place overnight and will be reviewed at 9.00am tomorrow morning (25 March 2016).
Floods – West Coast
Hokitika Floods
Start
21 Jun 2015
8:07 AM
Finish
06 Jul 2015
10:00 AM
Westland District Council has transitioned to a recovery phase. Council staff have a Recovery team in place monitoring the cleanup of the town centre and surrounding streets, and are liaising with affected property owners. If there are any concerns about your property or safety please contact Westland District Council on 0800 474 834 or visit www.westlanddc.govt.nz/flooding-update for more information.
Floods – Taranaki
State of Emergency lifted
Start
20 Jun 2015
10:22 PM
Finish
27 Jun 2015
9:00 PM
Taranaki CDEM is in the recovery phase of the June 20-21 heavy rain and flooding event. The Taranaki CDEM Group continues to work alongside response and lifeline agencies to begin the recovery from the disaster, and the immediate and critical needs of households and communities affected by the flooding will be met for as long as necessary. Visit www.trc.govt.nz/Taranaki-Civil-Defence/ for more information.
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
State of Emergency lifted
Start
20 Jun 2015
5:18 PM
Finish
02 Jul 2015
12:00 PM
Mayor Annette Main lifted the state of local emergency for the Wanganui District as at 12 noon Thursday, 2 July 2015. The emergency status had been in place since Saturday June 20, after the district experienced a massive amount of localised rainfall resulting in flooding. Information on the recovery efforts are available at www.wanganui.govt.nz.
Floods – Wellington
Flooding and Severe Weather across Wellington Region
Start
20 Jun 2015
1:10 AM
Finish
21 Jun 2015
8:00 AM
Flooding and Severe Weather is affecting parts of the Wellington Region - Kapiti Coast, Wairarapa and Lower Hutt. See http://getprepared.org.nz/status for details.
Floods – West Coast
West Coast flooding, particularly Westport and surrounds
Start
06 Mar 2015
12:35 PM
Finish
07 Mar 2015
2:30 PM
The current weather situation in Buller has subsided and surface flooding is dropping. However, further heavy rainfall is forecast for the Buller in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Buller Civil Defence encourages residents to make provisions and to prepare themselves as much as possible.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
FLOOD WARNING
Start
20 Aug 2014
9:12 PM
Finish
20 Aug 2014
FLOODING IN ROTORUA: FLOODING HAS OCCURED IN A NUMBER OF AREAS OF ROTORUA AS A RESULT OF THE SEVERE WEATHER OVERNIGHT.
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Wanganui flooding
Start
14 Oct 2013
Finish
15 Oct 2013
The Mayor of Wanganui declared a local state of emergency in Wanganui in response to persistent heavy rain and high river levels.
Floods – Nelson - Tasman
Nelson Flooding
Start
13 Dec 2011
Finish
28 Dec 2011
8:00 AM
Nelson Flooding
Floods – Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay flooding
Start
28 Apr 2011
7:30 AM
Finish
03 May 2011
8:00 AM
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council declared in response to flooding and landslips in the Hawke’s Bay area.
Floods – Marlborough
PIcton flooding
Start
30 Jul 2008
4:00 PM
Finish
31 Jul 2008
3:00 PM
Declaration made to assist police in evacuating approx. 40 people in Picton.
Floods – Otago
MIlton flooding
Start
30 Jul 2007
Finish
31 Jul 2007
On Monday 30 July 2007, over 90mm of rain fell in the Milton area. A Civil Defence emergency was declared for the Bruce Ward, particularly the Milton Township, at 8.40pm on Monday 30 July. The declaration was lifted at 9.00am on the morning of Tuesday 31 July after rain subsided and the recovery structure was in place.
Floods – Northland
Far North flooding
Start
10 Jul 2007
Finish
13 Jul 2007
The Far North District Council Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was activated at 0952 hours on 10 July and stood down at 1230 hours on Friday 13 July. A Local State of Emergency was declared by Her Worship the Mayor, Yvonne Sharp, at 1615 hours on 10 July. The state of emergency was terminated at 1500 hours on Friday 13 July 2007.
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Rangitikei District flooding
Start
07 Jul 2006
5:19 PM
Finish
08 Jul 2006
8:51 AM
Declared at 1719 only for purpose of evacuation of people in lower Whangeahu valley. Enforcement powers ware required as some people resisted evacuation and the local Controller wanted all at risk to be evacuated before dark- river was still rising and flooding expected. Air force helicopter supported evacuations. Declaration lifted following morning at 0851.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Flooding, Landslips
Start
17 May 2005
6:43 PM
Finish
30 May 2005
Declared at 1843 for Edgecumbe-Tarawera Ward. Matata township significant damage due to mudslides and debris flows down mountain. 27 homes destroyed, 87 damaged. Local roads, SH2 & rail extensively damaged. Evacuations.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Whakatane District Flooding, Landslips
Start
17 Jul 2004
9:47 PM
Finish
30 Jul 2004
Declared at 2147 for Whakatane urban area. Declaration extended due to concern about further adverse weather forecasts. Widespread road, infrastructure water, power, sewage disruptions throughout district, impacting on mainly Whakatane and Edgecumbe urban areas, vast rural areas due to Whakatane river breaching stop banks (in exces of 15,000ha farmland inundated). About 215 houses uninhabitable, more that 1300 evacuations. One death due to tree falling on motorist. Landslips aggravated by earthquake swarm (more than 100 shallow earthquakes) around Lake Rotoehu coinciding with the flood impact period. MCDEM appointed Recovery Facilitator.