Historical emergencies

10 houses evacuated. The Otago and New Plymouth event(s) resulted in insurance claims of $24.54m (1991)

Declaration for Taieri Plain, 1400 people evacuated. Cost estimated at $86m (1991) Agricultural assistance $1.72m (1991)

Clutha County flooding

Included Kelso & Tapanui. 50 people evacuated at Kelso

Dunedin City landslips

Featherston County flooding. Not gazetted. 10 families evacuated.

Chatham Island storm. 18 people evacuated.

Southland County flooding

Kelso & Waitahuna. 50 people evacuated at Kelso. Insurance claims from this event totalled $9.36m (1991)

Mataura Borough flooding. 1500 people evacuated.

Flooding - Milton Borough, Bruce County, Kaitangata Borough, Clutha County, Balclutha Borough, Gore Borough

Mackenzie County storm damage. Included Mt Cook.

Abbotsford. From 20.08 each extension was for a smaller area. Over 600 people evacuated. EQC claims totalled $7.17m (1991)

Waitara Borough fire

Franz Josef flooding. 28 people evacuated.

Declared at 1820 on 27th; terminated at 0935 on 28th

Declared at 1820 on 27th; terminated at 0935 on 28th

Invercargill, Bluff & Stewart Island flooding and storm damage

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

Including Gore and Wyndham. 700 evacuated overnight on 14th at Wyndham

Including Kaitangata. 200 evacuated at Paretai

Including Balclutha

Declaration included Roxburgh, Lawrence and Tapanui. All 17 homes at Kelso evacuated

Thames storm and flooding

Winds up to 140 knots at Mt Te Aroha; train derailed on Piako River bridge; more than 100 homes damaged

Haast flooding

Declaration made for Little River

Gisborne City flooding

Declared at 0330. 40 people evacuated

Second declaration for Pinehaven early at 1630 on 22nd, lifted at 1200 on 23rd. 22 families evacuated

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)

Declared at 1125 on 20th, terminated 1200 on 21st.

Paeroa flooding

Feilding flooding

Contamination of water supply

Leak into sewage system

Greytown storm

7pm till 10pm

Clive, Haumoana and Te Awanga areas. 30 homes evacuated. Declared at 0130 on 17th, lifted at 0900 on 19th

0930 till 1930; for low lying areas around Hastings

Several families evacuated

Whangarei Hikurangi flooding

Declaration made to assist mobilisation and welfare of fire fighters

643 people sent to hospital for checks. "Over 4000 families" evacuated

Mataura flooding

Taihape water supply failure

Clutha and Paretai areas evacuated

Fire threatened homes

EQC claims totalled $17.5m (1994)