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August 1978 Otago and Canterbury Snow and Flooding
Snow fell in Canterbury and Otago. Otago experienced flooding after heavy rain.
January 1977 Otago Flooding
Intense rain over an afternoon caused flooding in Oamaru and flooding to a lesser extent in Dunedin.
March 1975 New Zealand Ex-tropical Cyclone Alison
Ex-tropical Cyclone Alison caused high winds, heavy rain, flooding, slips and high seas around many parts of New Zealand. Much damage was done to roads, rail and both public and private property. A girl died in the Waikato after she touched a felled electric wire. A car accident on a flooded road in Canterbury saw one woman killed and a girl injured. Some people were also injured when a car fell into a road subsidence in Christchurch.
July 1974 Otago Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Taieri Plain and Oamaru. Fog made driving conditions difficult in the Dunedin area.
September 1972 Lower South Island Flooding
There were very heavy stock losses in Otago and Southland due to cold and wet conditions.
June 1972 South Island Flooding and Snow
Flooding and snowfalls caused damage in Otago and eastern Southland. Heavy snow also fell in parts of Canterbury and the West Coast.
June 1968 Otago Flooding
Otago experienced heavy rainfall on the eastern side of the Horse Range, Kakanui Mountains and along the eastern faces of the Rock and Pillar Range behind Middlemarch and at the back of the Waikouaiti River. This lead to flooding in Oamaru and Maheno.
April 1968 New Zealand Ex-tropical Cyclone Giselle
Ex-tropical Cyclone Giselle affected every region in New Zealand, with high winds, heavy rain, flooding, landslips and high seas. The interislander 'Wahine' sunk in Wellington Harbour during the storm, with the loss of 51 lives. Other casualties: one in Northland, two in Wellington due to high winds: a man who went missing on Stewart Island. Weather-related injuries were reported in Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui and Wellington.
March 1968 South Island Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Tasman-Nelson, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Otago was hit the hardest with high repair costs along with heavy crop losses.
December 1967 New Zealand Flooding
April 1967 South Island Flooding
July 1963 South Island Flooding
Flooding occurred in Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago. There was severe damage caused to roads and bridges in Canterbury.
July 1961 New Zealand Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Waikato, Taranaki, Canterbury and Otago. Canterbury was hit the hardest resulting in high damage costs. There was one casualty in the Waikato.
June 1960 Otago Flooding
Waitahuna River brokes its banks resulting in the closure of the highway between Milton and Queenstown and the railway. Water entered some houses around Waitahuna.
May 1958 Southland and Otago Flooding
February 1958 New Zealand Flooding
A period of heavy rain brought flooding to many parts of New Zealand, which cut off lifelines and caused extensive damage in some areas. Waikato was the worst affected region.
January 1958 Canterbury and Hawke's Bay Hail and Otago Flooding
Hail caused severe damage in Ashburton and heavy rain caused flooding across the Taieri Plains.
November 1957 Lower South Island Flooding
May 1957 South Island Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Canterbury, Otago and Southland
August 1952 New Zealand Storm
A storm brought heavy rain, flooding, high winds, high seas and slips to parts of northland, Auckland, Canterbury and Otago. High seas in Auckland Harbour flooded roads,a nd roads and bridges were damaged by flooding in Canterbury.
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