Floods – Northland
Far North District floods
Start
22 Jan 1999
8:58 AM
Finish
10 Feb 1999
Declared at 0858; DRC appointed. Impact in Hokianga area: 4 communities severely affected; 270 people evacuated; 80 in emergency accommodation; 96 sections damaged; 75 houses damaged; 3 houses destroyed. Est. cost impact $4.3m.
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Ruapehu District floods
Start
30 Oct 1998
12:30 PM
Finish
04 Nov 1998
9:15 AM
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Wanganui District floods
Start
29 Oct 1998
6:30 AM
Finish
30 Oct 1998
2:00 PM
Declared at 0630; lifted 1400 next day. Declaration to facilitate evacuation of 62 residential properties & 45 commercial premises threatened by possible overtopping of the stopbanks of the Whanganui River. 75 evacuees; 24 in motel accommodation. Stopbanks not breached although some localised inundation occurred.
Floods – Wellington
Kapiti Coast District flooding
Start
28 Oct 1998
8:00 AM
Finish
30 Oct 1998
7:30 AM
Declared at 0800. This time 50-60 houses evacuated, 1 death. Lifted 0730.
Floods – West Coast
Buller District floods
Start
27 Oct 1998
4:30 PM
Finish
28 Oct 1998
1:55 PM
Declared at 1630, lifted 1355 next day. A replay of the previous week, 220 evacuated, 20 houses flooded through (12 at Seddonville, 1 at Mohikinui, 4 at Karamea and 3 at Waimare.
Floods – Wellington
Kapiti Coast District flooding
Start
21 Oct 1998
1:05 AM
Finish
22 Oct 1998
1:00 PM
Declared at 0105, lifted 1300 next day; 13 houses evacuated in Otaihanga area of Waikanae.
Floods – West Coast
Buller District flooding
Start
19 Oct 1998
10:30 PM
Finish
20 Oct 1998
1:40 PM
Declared at 2230, lifted 1340 next day. Karamea: 7 houses inundated; 66 people evacuated. Seddonville: 6 homes & hotel evacuated. Waimare: 3 baches evacuated.
Severe weather – Waikato
Cyclone Fergus
Start
30 Dec 1997
5:11 PM
Finish
31 Dec 1997
3:00 PM
Declared at 1711 for Thames - Coromandel District, Waihi and Paeroa Ward of Hauraki and Te Aroha Ward of Matamata-Piako. Terminated at 0915 for the outer wards and at 1500 for T-C. Cyclone Fergus. About 2000 displaced holiday-makers. About 350 in temporary accommodation. 1 death
Severe weather – Hawke's Bay
Wairoa District Storm
Start
02 Jun 1997
7:00 PM
Finish
03 Jun 1997
9:00 PM
Declared at 1900, terminated at 2100 next day. About 166 people evacuated at Nuhaka after flooding and power failure associated with storm. DRC appointed for 14 days
Other – Canterbury
Oupha Dam failure
Start
06 Feb 1997
2:05 AM
Finish
8:20 AM
Declared at 0205, terminated at 0820. About 200 residents evacuated from Stratheona and Butlers Crossing when 40 metre Opuha Dam overfilled and failed releasing 13 x 106m3 of water. Normal flow of the Opuha 30-40 cumecs, peaked at 1500 cumecs.
Severe weather – Waikato
Cyclone Drena
Start
11 Jan 1997
9:40 AM
Finish
12 Jan 1997
5:00 PM
Declared at 0940, terminated at 1700 next day. Cyclone Drena. About 140 evacuated at Moanatairi. 3 deaths.
Floods – Canterbury
Hakataramea floods
Start
14 Dec 1995
9:15 PM
Finish
18 Dec 1995
8:02 AM
Declared at 2115 for Hakataramea. 7 houses evacuated (17 people). River peaked at 3300 cumecs (mean flow at Waitaki Dam is 350). Terminated at 0802 on 18th.
Floods – Otago
Waitaki flooding
Start
14 Dec 1995
12:01 AM
Finish
14 Dec 1995
8:00 AM
Declared at 0001 for Omarama, lifted at 0800. 35 evacuated.
Floods – Waikato
Thames Valley flooding
Start
14 Jul 1995
9:15 PM
Finish
15 Jul 1995
3:30 PM
Declared at 2115 for Thames Ward, Plains Ward. Terminated at 1530. There were 30 people evacuated. About 200 insurance claims. Damage put at $4 million. (A combination of rain and high tide).
Floods – West Coast
Buller flooding
Start
21 Nov 1994
9:15 PM
Finish
22 Nov 1994
1:20 PM
Declared at 2115, lifted at 1320. One house evacuated at Mohikinui and 2 at Seddonville (5 people)
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Wanganui flooding
Start
08 Nov 1994
6:00 PM
Finish
09 Nov 1994
12:00 PM
Declared at 1800, lifted at 1200. 157 evacuated from 82 households.
Floods – Canterbury
Timaru, Waimate, MacKenzie flooding
Start
19 Mar 1994
9:30 AM
Finish
21 Mar 1994
5:45 PM
Three declarations, Waimate 1022-0900. Timaru 0930-1227, Mackenzie 1357-1745. About 240 evacuees across the 3 districts. Losses estimated at $5.5 million including about $3 million damage to state highways
Floods – Otago
Alexandra flooding
Start
10 Jan 1994
9:00 AM
Finish
12 Jan 1994
9:30 AM
Declared at 0900, terminated at 0930 on 12th. 4 families evacuated, 3000 campers encouraged to leave. This rain event caused loss of 2000 sheep and some $9.7 million in state highway damage. DOC property sustained over $1 million in damage
Floods – Canterbury
Mt Cook flooding
Start
09 Jan 1994
3:45 PM
Finish
11 Jan 1994
8:35 AM
Declared at 1545, terminated 0835. 150 evacuated
Floods – Southland
Milford flooding
Start
08 Jan 1994
8:30 PM
Finish
10 Jan 1994
9:00 PM
Declared 2030 to allow evacuation of Milford. In all 572 people evacuated. Terminated 2100 on 10th