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
Severe weather – Waikato
Thames storm and flooding
Start
19 Jul 1978
Finish
21 Jul 1978
Thames storm and flooding
Severe weather – Waikato
Te Aroha and Piako County Storm
Start
19 Jul 1978
Finish
20 Jul 1978
Winds up to 140 knots at Mt Te Aroha; train derailed on Piako River bridge; more than 100 homes damaged
Floods – West Coast
Haast flooding
Start
27 Mar 1978
Finish
27 Mar 1978
Haast flooding
Floods – Canterbury
Wairewa flooding
Start
04 Jul 1977
Finish
04 Jul 1977
Declaration made for Little River
Floods – Tairawhiti
Gisborne City flooding
Start
21 Jun 1977
Finish
22 Jun 1977
Gisborne City flooding
Floods – West Coast
Greymouth flooding
Start
19 Jan 1977
3:30 AM
Finish
19 Jan 1977
Declared at 0330. 40 people evacuated
Floods – Wellington
Upper Hutt flooding
Start
22 Dec 1976
4:30 PM
Finish
23 Dec 1976
12:00 PM
Second declaration for Pinehaven early at 1630 on 22nd, lifted at 1200 on 23rd. 22 families evacuated
Floods – Wellington
Lower Hutt flooding
Start
20 Dec 1976
3:00 PM
Finish
21 Dec 1976
3:00 PM
Declared at 1500 on 20th, lifted 1500 on 21st. 43 families evacuated. Insurance claims totalled $40.92m (1991). Damage estimated at "close to" $85m (1991)
Floods – Wellington
Upper Hutt flooding
Start
20 Dec 1976
11:25 AM
Finish
21 Dec 1976
12:00 PM
Declared at 1125 on 20th, terminated 1200 on 21st.
Floods – Waikato
Paeroa flooding
Start
07 Sep 1976
Finish
07 Sep 1976
Paeroa flooding
Floods – Manawatū - Whanganui
Feilding flooding
Start
29 Jun 1976
Finish
29 Jun 1976
Feilding flooding
Floods – Taranaki
Opunake flooding
Start
08 Feb 1976
Finish
08 Feb 1976
Contamination of water supply
Hazardous substance incidents – Canterbury
Timaru Gas Leak
Start
25 Sep 1975
Finish
25 Sep 1975
Leak into sewage system
Severe weather – Wellington
Greytown storm
Start
01 Aug 1975
Finish
01 Aug 1975
Greytown storm
Wildfire – Otago
Lake County fire
Start
25 Sep 1974
7:00 PM
Finish
25 Sep 1974
10:00 PM
7pm till 10pm