Rivers rose and there was heavy flooding in some areas.

Stock losses, especially amongst lambs, was severe mainly due to the cold weather. Sheep were also washed away as floodwaters swept across low-lying land.

Roads were blocked by slips and washouts.

Damage to main highways in Hawkes bay county totalled £1150 ($74,100 2010 dollars) and county roads £5285 ($340,300 2010 dollars).

The Napier-Gisborne railway line was impassable. The Gisborne railway suffered damage.

The Waipukurau-Porangahau Road was closed by floodwaters. The approaches to the bridge on the Waipukurau-Ongaonga-Fairfield road was washed out. The Waipukurau-Matamau highway suffered a large washout and was well under water.

The Lower Gorge Road was impassable because of a large washout on the west side of the Tukepo Bridge. The washout cut off residents in Ashcott and Ongaonga Road.

Many acres of farmlands and market garden areas were underwater as a result of Muddy Creek overflowing.

The paddock near Black Bridge was submerged beneath 12-18 in (0.3-0.46 m) of water.

Floodwaters from Muddy Creek inundated Richmond Road between the main Hastings-Napier highway and East Clive.

Ngaroruru River rose 10 ft (3.05 m) above normal at Fernhill.

Ngaruroro River had a peak discharge of 50,000 cusecs (1416 cumecs) at Fernhill.

Thousands of acres of land around the outskirts of Hastings was inundated by surface water due to flooding from the Ngaruroro River. Many properties were up to 3-4 ft (0.91-1.22 m) underwater.

In Hastings the sewerage system was heavily overloaded as the result of continued rain.

There was no serious disruption by the storm of either the electric power or the telephone services in the Hastings District.

Maraetotara River was in high flood and the countryside was covered with water.

At Beacons Aerodome aircrafts could not land due to surface flooding.

Floodwaters from a burst dam crossed the main highway at Pakipaki.

A house in direct line of burst dam was completely surrounded by water.

Thousands of acres underwater between Bridge Pa and Pakipaki and across through Mutiny Road in the direction of Pukahu. The flooding was caused by the overflowing of Awanui Stream.

Stock losses were reported to be light in this area.

In the Mutiny Road area a number of farms were almost completely or partially covered by floodwaters.

Large expanses of farmland in Pakowhai district was inundated when Ngaruroro River topped it stopbanks.

Tutaekuri Waimate Stream flooded over the orchard area for a considerable distance. There was extensive flooding of orchards, farmlands and market garden areas.

There was a serious disruption to the telephone service when a tree alongside the main road was dislodged and carried away the telephone line.

A number of houses in the Tutaekuri Waimate Stream area were completely covered with flowing waters.

The loss of lambs and ewes was heavy in the Puketapu area.

Tutaekuri River rose 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) at Redcliffe.

Tutaekuri River had a peak discharge of 23,000 cusecs (651 cumecs) at Redcliffe.

Tutaekuri River caused no serious damage.

Road communication with Te Awanga and other districts on the east side of Tukituki River was dislocated for an hour or so on the 9th.

Tukituki River peaked at 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) above normal level at Black Bridge.

Tukituki River had a peak discharge of 76,800 cusecs (2175 cumecs) at Black Bridge.

The river overflowed and flooding low-lying areas near the mouth of the river. The river broke through its bank at only one point near Black Bridge but this was not serious.

The construction of a new bridge spanning Tukituki River on the Havelock North-Waimarama main highway was set back due to flooding. One span of bridge partly washed away. The estimated loss in materials and reconstruction amounted to £3000 ($193,200 2010 dollars).

Flooding was caused by a storm of average intensity moving slowly causing prolonged rain.

Manawatu River rose to a peak level of 17 ft (5.18 m) on the night of the 9th and held this peak from 5pm to 9pm. Although the gauge was at 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) or higher for approximately 12 hours.

Manawatu River had a peak discharge of 90,000 cusecs (2549 cumecs).

The long peak of the Manawatu River combined with the high flow in the Oroua River caused a high flood in the lower Manawatu River, which did not start to fall until late in the afternoon of the 10th.

Extensive flooding ocurred in the Moutoa and Taonui basins.

Considerable damage was done to protective works along the river.

Rivers broke their banks flooding low-lying country.

Martinborough was isolated by floodwaters and was practically a sea of water.

A large area of Tinui was submerged.