Floods – Otago
Central Otago District flooding
Start
17 Nov 1999
8:30 AM
Finish
19 Nov 1999
5:00 PM
Declared at 0830 hours. Terminated at 1700, 2 days later. Flooding in Alexandra (200+ businesses & houses); Roxburgh, Miller’s Flat, Ettrick.
Landslides – West Coast
Poerua Landslip
Start
12 Oct 1999
7:50 AM
Finish
12 Oct 1999
1:10 PM
Declared at 0750, lifted at 1310 same day. A slip off the north face of Mt Adams occurred at 0330hrs on 6 October 1999 depositing 10-15 million cu.metres of debris in the Poerua river valley, blocking the river and creating a lake 1.2km long and over 80metres deep. The lake overtopped after 2 days of heavy rain caused the dam to breach at about 0745 on 12 October. 46 people were evacuated as water moved through the valley. Resultant damage was minimal despite aggregation raising the river bed substantially.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Rotorua District flooding
Start
01 May 1999
11:47 AM
Finish
01 May 1999
4:09 PM
Declared at 1147, lifted at 1609 same day. A small number of self evacuations were carried out.
Wildfire – Otago
Central Otago Rural Fire
Start
28 Feb 1999
6:00 PM
Finish
01 Mar 1999
12:00 PM
Declared at 1800, lifted 1200 next day. Declaration by Mayor for whole district. Purpose: to assist Emergency Services in evacuating properties. 40 properties & in excess of 200 people evacuated; 2 houses destroyed by fire; 1 person died from heart attack - shock of event; many farm buildings, fences & numbers of livestock were destroyed by fire. No actual costs.
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.