Rivers in the district flooded during the night of the 16th, but ones within the Whangarei borough did not break their banks. The Mangakahia River was rising on the night of the 16th and was in high flood on the 18th. The Northern Wairua River was also in high flood on the 18th.

Considerable stretches of water lay on the lower-lying land.

The road from Dargaville to Whangarei was impassable, with many feet under water in many places. The road from Whangarei to Parakao was impassable as Frazer's Flat, beyond the Mangakahia bridge, was under water.

On the morning of th 17th, the whole countryside was under water to a depth higher than ever remembered by the oldest resident.

A large portion of the business area was under water three times in 36 hours owing to flood water and wind backing up the tide.

Much damage was done to shop stocks.

The water supply was cut off all day on the 18th through a break in the pipe line.

The Kaihu River was in a record flood. On the afternoon of the 18th, it broke its banks and flowed over into the town, again flooding some of the business premises.

The flood was the biggest since that of 1917, being about 2 ft 6 in higher than any since that year. With exception of the 1917 flood, it was probably the biggest in the last 20 years.

All low-lying country around Fairburn, Kaiaka and Mangatoetoe was flooded.

The main damage was done to the roads. The Flat Bush Road was in a bad state, with all the fine metal scoured off.

The notorious stretch of road between Kauri and the Hikurangi town boundary was flooded and impassable.

Two chimneys were blown down and the large doors of the Fire Brigade Hall were damaged.

The flood in the Kaihu Valley was the worst ever experienced.

No trains had run the full distance of the section between the 16th and the 19th.

Much damage was done to farmlands through the breaking of stopbanks along the river front. A number of bridges were in a precarious condition.

The storm culminated on the 17th in what was said to have been the heaviest flood since 1917. All low-lying places were covered with water, but no material damage was done about Kaitaia. On the 18th, the water disappeared almost as quickly as it had come. Some of the flooding in Kaitaia was caused by unauthorised drains to which no floodgates had been fitted.

The Tarawhataroa Stream was the principal offender in the flooding.

Several people had to vacate their houses, particularly on Lake Rd. Several places on Lake Rd were surrounded by water and in some cases it went into dwellings.

The flood on the 17th caused a washout under the metal at the approach to the bridge extending back about 4 ft, leaving only a sheet of metal about 9 in to 1 ft deep.

There was 6 ft of water over the main road in Kirikopuni Valley, which blocked all traffic between Whangarei and Dargaville.

There was a considerable flood at Kiripaka.

The telegraph line was broken.

Metal was scoured off the road at Mangatoetoe Bridge and most of the metal was taken off the new filling at Morine's.

Considerable damage was said to have been done to the breastwork in Mangonui.

At the big bridge at Titoki the water was running only 4 ft from the decking (a higher level than during the floods in the early part of April).

The deluge in Queen St on the morning of the 17th was a remarkable sight, gutters had flooded over the paths.

The Waiwera River was flooded.

The Kauaeranga River rose rapidly, overflowing in the residential area of Parawai and bringing down a lot of kauri logs. The racecourse was also under water.

The main traffic bridge, in the course of construction, was fouled by some debris and broken in halves. Two valuable punts and two fishing launches were swept to sea and sunk.

Old residents stated that it was the biggest flood in the history of the river.

Thames was isolated from the country southwards. No trains could arrive or depart.

The low-lying suburban areas of Kaiti, extending towards Gaddum's hill, were inundated. Water swept over the roads and into residents' properties, surrounding numerous houses. At 3pm when the rain temporarily ceased, the water was still up to the second step of many houses. The occupants of Mrs Stephens' home in Huxley Rd had to be removed owing to flooding.

A concrete drain was damaged to some extent and a culvert was washed out on the Waimoana Hill.

The flooded river brought down large quantities of mud and silt (over 2 ft of silt) and deposited them in the harbour. This left only 2 ft 6 in of water at the entrance to the harbour at low tide on the morning of the 19th, and silt was still being deposited. The conditions were said to be the worst experienced in the history of Gisborne. Recent dredging work was spoiled.

Telegraph wires were down and poles were washed out in the vicinity of Ruatoria.

The Mata River was running very high and the Waiapu River was said to be a raging torrent.

Torrential rain on the night of the 16th and the morning of the 17th caused one of the most disastrous floods in Tokomaru Bay in the past eight years.

The streets were soon inundated. Rivers and creeks rose with remarkable rapidity and overflowed their banks, sweeping away bridges and fences and extensively damaging properties.

The Waihi creek, at the back of the freezing works, rose rapidly and by 10am it was higher than it had been for ten years. Great logs and tree trunks were brought down, destroying the bridge leading to the manager's residence. Debris piled up at the electric car haul to a height of 20 ft (6 m). The standards of the electric haul were swept out to sea.

Due to the electric haul being damaged, the Port Bowen could not be loaded at the wharf.

There were 2 or 3 inches (5-7.6 cm) of water in the stokehold of the freezing works, mostly stormwater that had found its way in through faulty spoutings.

The Mangahauini creek (River) experienced its biggest flood since 1916. It overflowed its banks near Mr McMillan's residence and flowed through a few premises on its way to sea, leaving behind considerable deposits of silt.

Between Mangahauini and Oates Bros. store the Mangahauini River flowed over the road and several washouts occurred.

The Waiotu Stream was the highest it had been in the past eight years. It overflowed, washing out five fences and blocking the approach to the footbridge for about one and a half hours. Several places were badly washed out.

The creek at the back of the Tokomaru Bay Hotel was blocked by tons of debris and the waters reached the engine shed attached, depositing silt everywhere.

All communication north of Tokomaru Bay by road and telegraph was suspended.

The Waitaku creek (Waitakeo Stream?), at Waima, was swollen to a great height. It swept away the footbridge, cutting off all pedestrian traffic from Waima to Tokomaru Bay, and for about four hours the creek was impassable to all traffic.