Wildfire – Waikato
Thames Valley bush fire
Start
19 Mar 1987
4:00 AM
Finish
19 Mar 1987
A bush fire above Thames in the night required evacuation of some 130 people for several hours. (Declared 0400)
Floods – Southland
Southland Region flooding
Start
13 Mar 1987
Finish
16 Mar 1987
For all regions except Bluff Borough & Gore/Mataura (where emergency ended 0930 hrs on 13th). Final termination at 1330 on 16th
Floods – Southland
Southland Region flooding
Start
11 Mar 1987
6:30 PM
Finish
13 Mar 1987
For whole region excluding Bluff Borough (i.e. including Invercargill). Declared at 1830 hrs
Floods – Otago
Vincent Combined flooding
Start
11 Mar 1987
Finish
12 Mar 1987
Declaration for: Vincent County & Cromwell and Alexandra Boroughs
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