Floods – Northland
Kerikeri flash flood
Start
20 Mar 1981
Finish
20 Mar 1981
(1 death). Insurance claims (excluding EQC) were $5m (1994)
Floods – Taranaki
New Plymouth City flooding
Start
11 Jun 1980
Finish
11 Jun 1980
10 houses evacuated. The Otago and New Plymouth event(s) resulted in insurance claims of $24.54m (1991)
Floods – Otago
Silverpeaks County flooding
Start
05 Jun 1980
Finish
03 Jul 1980
Declaration for Taieri Plain, 1400 people evacuated. Cost estimated at $86m (1991) Agricultural assistance $1.72m (1991)
Floods – Otago
Clutha County flooding
Start
05 Jun 1980
Finish
06 Jun 1980
Clutha County flooding
Floods – Otago
Tuapeka County flooding
Start
05 Jun 1980
Finish
06 Jun 1980
Included Kelso & Tapanui. 50 people evacuated at Kelso
Floods – Wellington
Featherston County flooding
Start
10 Apr 1980
Finish
11 Apr 1980
Featherston County flooding. Not gazetted. 10 families evacuated.
Floods – Southland
Southland County flooding
Start
17 Jan 1980
Finish
21 Jan 1980
Southland County flooding
Floods – Otago
Tuapeka County flooding
Start
17 Jan 1980
Finish
21 Jan 1980
Kelso & Waitahuna. 50 people evacuated at Kelso. Insurance claims from this event totalled $9.36m (1991)
Floods – Southland
Mataura Borough flooding
Start
17 Jan 1980
Finish
19 Jan 1980
Mataura Borough flooding. 1500 people evacuated.
Floods – Otago
Milton Borough flooding
Start
17 Jan 1980
Finish
18 Jan 1980
Flooding - Milton Borough, Bruce County, Kaitangata Borough, Clutha County, Balclutha Borough, Gore Borough
Floods – West Coast
Franz Josef flooding
Start
07 Mar 1979
Finish
09 Mar 1979
Franz Josef flooding. 28 people evacuated.
Floods – Southland
Mataura flooding
Start
27 Jan 1979
6:20 PM
Finish
28 Jan 1979
9:35 AM
Declared at 1820 on 27th; terminated at 0935 on 28th
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Ohura flooding
Start
12 Nov 1978
6:20 PM
Finish
13 Nov 1978
9:35 AM
Declared at 1820 on 27th; terminated at 0935 on 28th
Floods – Southland
Invercargill, Bluff & Stewart Island flooding and storm damage
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
19 Oct 1978
Invercargill, Bluff & Stewart Island flooding and storm damage
Floods – Southland
Mataura flooding
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
19 Oct 1978
1826 people evacuated. Direct damage estimated at$30m (1991). (Insurance claims from this totalled $46.8m (1991). Stock losses: 30,000 sheep, 800 cattle, 900 beehives
Floods – Southland
Southland County flooding
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
17 Oct 1978
Including Gore and Wyndham. 700 evacuated overnight on 14th at Wyndham
Floods – Otago
Bruce County flooding
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
18 Oct 1978
Including Kaitangata. 200 evacuated at Paretai
Floods – Otago
Clutha County flooding
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
16 Oct 1978
Including Balclutha
Floods – Otago
Tuapeka County flooding
Start
14 Oct 1978
Finish
15 Oct 1978
Declaration included Roxburgh, Lawrence and Tapanui. All 17 homes at Kelso evacuated
Floods – West Coast
Haast flooding
Start
27 Mar 1978
Finish
27 Mar 1978
Haast flooding