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
Floods – Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay County flooding
Start
17 Aug 1974
1:30 AM
Finish
19 Aug 1974
9:00 AM
Clive, Haumoana and Te Awanga areas. 30 homes evacuated. Declared at 0130 on 17th, lifted at 0900 on 19th
Floods – Hawke's Bay
Hastings Havelock North flooding
Start
16 Jun 1974
9:30 AM
Finish
16 Jun 1974
9:30 AM
0930 till 1930; for low lying areas around Hastings
Floods – West Coast
Karamea flooding
Start
21 Nov 1973
Finish
22 Nov 1973
Several families evacuated
Floods – Northland
Whangarei Hikurangi flooding
Start
16 Jul 1973
Finish
16 Jul 1973
Whangarei Hikurangi flooding
Wildfire – Otago
Tapanui grass fires
Start
02 Mar 1973
Finish
02 Mar 1973
Declaration made to assist mobilisation and welfare of fire fighters
Hazardous substance incidents – Auckland
Parnell leaking fumes
Start
28 Feb 1973
Finish
04 Mar 1973
643 people sent to hospital for checks. "Over 4000 families" evacuated