Other – Hawke's Bay
Fire services strikes
Start
24 Mar 1987
9:00 AM
Finish
08 Apr 1987
10:00 AM
Napier Hastings/Havelock. Fire services strikes (Declarations were from 0900 hrs to 1000 hrs each day from 24.03 to 08.04. In each centre 4 separate declarations were involved)
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