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November 1957 Lower South Island Flooding
May 1957 South Island Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Canterbury, Otago and Southland
May 1954 Upper North Island Flooding
There was flooding in Northland, Auckland and the Waikato. Two men drowned in the Mangaiti area, near Te Aroha.
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.
March 1949 Lower South Island Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Otago and Southland
November 1948 South Island Flooding
Heavy rain and melting of snow on the ranges lead to flooding in the West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Roads were blocked by large slips over a wide area.
September 1946 Otago and Canterbury Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding and slips in Otago and Canterbury.
May 1945 Canterbury and Otago Flooding
Heavy rain, flooding and slips were experienced in parts of Canterbury and Otago, including Christchurch and Dunedin. Roads and farmlands were damaged. A landslide in Auckland also damaged property.
March 1945 Otago Flooding
Heavy rain hit Alexandra, Wanaka and Lake Wakatipu area causing flooding in the Clutha River. The Clutha overflowed in Kaitangata causing some damage.
February 1945 Otago High Winds
The area around Dunedin experienced high winds and heavy seas which caused damage to the mole at the entrance of the Otago Harbour.
February 1945 South Island Flooding
Heavy rain caused widespread flooding over the South Island. The worst hit region was Canterbury where there was heavy losses of crops and severe damage to roads and railways.
October 1940 Otago and Canterbury Storm
Canterbury experienced high winds which knocked down telephone lines. Otago experienced heavy rain and gale force winds resulting in roads being blocked and power and water supplies being temporarily cut.
May 1940 Otago and Southland Flooding
Heavy rain caused flooding in Otago and Southland. There was also snow falls in Canterbury and Otago.
February 1940 South Island Flooding 1
Record rainfalls caused flooding in Invercargill and its surrounds and there was also flooding in Marlborough.
July 1939 New Zealand Snow
December 1938 South Island Storm
A storm hit South Island resulting in heavy rain and flooding. Tornados hit the West Coast and Canterbury .
March 1936 Canterbury Flooding
Heavy rain fell on already saturated ground causing serious flooding in Christchurch and along the Canterbury Plains. Flooding also occurred in Gisborne after heavy rain.
February 1936 Eastern South Island and Wellington Flooding
There was minor flooding in Wellington and Otago. Canterbury was hit the hardest with many roads and railway lines throughout the province either blocked or damaged.
June 1935 Southland Flooding
Heavy rain and melting snow cause flooding in Southland and Otago
March 1935 Taranaki and Lower South Island Flooding
Storms hit Taranaki, Otago and Southland resulting in blocked roads and railway lines due to flooding and slips.