Floods – Southland
Southland Region flooding
Start
10 Mar 1987
5:55 PM
Finish
11 Mar 1987
Declared at 1755 hours for all region except Invercargill City and Bluff Borough. 700 evacuated at Otautau and some at Gore and Mataura
Floods – Southland
Wallace County flooding
Start
10 Mar 1987
4:18 PM
Finish
10 Mar 1987
For Wallace County, declared at 1618 hrs
Earthquakes – Bay of Plenty
Whakatane earthquake
Start
05 Mar 1987
6:00 PM
Finish
12 Mar 1987
Made at 1800 hours. DRC appointed 05.03.87 for 14 days. Reappointed on 19.03.87 for another 14 days.
Earthquakes – Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty Region Earthquake
Start
02 Mar 1987
3:17 PM
Finish
05 Mar 1987
6:00 PM
Made at 1517 hours. Over 5000 people left their homes. Concluded at 1800 hrs on the 5th. Insurance claims totalled $408.6m (1994). Agricultural assistance $5.87m (1991)
Earthquakes – Bay of Plenty
Whakatane Earthquake
Start
02 Mar 1987
Finish
Initial declaration made at 1450 hrs following 6.5 earthquake
Floods – Canterbury
Rangiora flooding
Start
11 Aug 1986
3:10 PM
Finish
12 Aug 1986
7:30 AM
For: Rangiora & Kaiapoi Boroughs Eyre County & Rangiora District. 320 people evacuated at Waikuku Beach. Declared 1510, lifted 0730
Floods – Canterbury
Aorangi Region Flooding
Start
11 Aug 1986
Finish
12 Aug 1986
Declaration for Milford Riding (Strathallan County) and Temuka Borough. 65 evacuated. Agricultural assistance $4.79m (1991)
Floods – Canterbury
Aorangi Region Flooding
Start
16 Mar 1986
Finish
24 Mar 1986
Declaration for: Strathallan County, Waimate Combined District, Temuka Borough and Timaru City. The Waihao peaked at 1250 cumecs (design was 800). DRC appointed on 16.3.86 for 28 days, renewed for 28 days and concluded 11.5.86. 1160 people evacuated from Pleasant Point to Timaru and 200 from Seadown to Temuka. One death. Insurance claims, excluding EQC totalled $27.2m (1994). Rail and road damage was estimated at $30.65m (1991). Agricultural assistance estimated at $4.67m (1991)
Floods – Canterbury
Aorangi Region flooding
Start
13 Mar 1986
Finish
16 Mar 1986
Declaration for whole region
Floods – Nelson - Tasman
Nelson Bays Region flooding
Start
25 Jan 1986
Finish
26 Jan 1986
For whole region. About 150 evacuated. Insurance claims excluding EQC totalled $0.6m (1994). Agricultural assistance $0.16m (1991)
Floods – Tairawhiti
Poverty Bay Combined District fooding
Start
26 Jul 1985
Finish
26 Jul 1985
DRC appointed. About 100 evacuated Declared at 0620 and terminated 1620. Insurance claims excluding EQC totalled $2.7m (1994). Agricultural assistance $0.95m (1991)
Floods – Waikato
Thames Borough and Thames Valley Region flooding and landslip
Start
27 Jan 1984
Finish
22 Feb 1985
4 deaths. 170 evacuated in Te Aroha, some at Thames. Insurance claims excluding EQC totalled $9.4m (1994)
Floods – Southland
Invercargill City flooding
Start
27 Jan 1984
Finish
15 Feb 1984
for Invercargill City
Floods – Southland
Southland region flooding
Start
27 Jan 1984
Finish
09 Feb 1984
Excluded: Boroughs of Gore, Mataura, Bluff & Winton and County of Stewart Island.
Floods – Marlborough
Marlborough flooding
Start
21 Oct 1983
7:30 PM
Finish
22 Oct 1983
8:20 AM
Declared at 1930, lifted at 0820
Floods – Marlborough
Marlborough flooding
Start
10 Jul 1983
8:17 AM
Finish
12 Jul 1983
5:00 PM
Declared at 0817. Ended 1700. About 60 people were evacuated. Stock losses were 25500 sheep, 1000 pigs, 130 cattle, 4 horses
Floods – Nelson - Tasman
Golden Bay flooding
Start
10 Jul 1983
2:20 AM
Finish
11 Jul 1983
9:45 AM
140 people evacuated at Takaka and about 12 at Tapawera. Declared at 0220, lifted at 0945 NCB estimated damage at $4.9m (1991)
Floods – Waikato
Thames-Coromandel flooding
Start
13 Apr 1981
Finish
16 Apr 1981
Floods – Waikato
Paeroa Borough Ohinemuri County flooding
Start
12 Apr 1981
Finish
21 Apr 1981
2250 evacuees in Thames, Paeroa, Waihi. Insurance claims totalled $19.82m (1991)
Floods – Northland
Kerikeri flash flood
Start
20 Mar 1981
Finish
20 Mar 1981
(1 death). Insurance claims (excluding EQC) were $5m (1994)