The rivers and creeks up the Grey Valley were in high flood, but not as high as on former occasions.

About four chains near the approach to the Arahura bridge was washed away by the flood on the 24th. The coach for Kumara from Greymouth had to return. On the night of the 26th the northern approach was entirely swept away. The telegraph wires were swaying about on the bridge. The smaller span of the upper bridge was completely washed away. Traffic by this route was stopped for weeks.

Immense damage was done between the Upper and Lower Crossing. On the north bank of the river the protective work at the native land was carried away for a great part. On the farm of Mr Bladdier, acres of land was carried away. The contractor of the protective works lost some 40 large trunks that had been left on the bank. The river was beginning to eat away Mr Bathe's land.

On the night of the 26th, what appeared to be a sea was running beween the north end of the bridge and the portion of road visible.

The road between the two crossings was gone altogether in various places. The river was rushing over the road in many places. At Bathe's the road was gone completely.

The damage to the Christchurch road between the two crossings would take more than £1000 ($138,340 2008 dollars) to repair.

The creeks between the two crossings were rising rapidly.

There was a flood on the 23rd and 24th.

A number of embankments and approaches to bridges were carried away.

The rivers were in full flood on the 28th. The Grey River was near its highest.

The races had to be postponed on the 28th and 29th as the racecourse was under water.

On the evening of the 29th there was nearly 2 ft (61 cm) of water on the racecourse.

The mails from Christchurch on the 24th were four days late.

Great damage was done at Hoktika. A great part of the piles of the old wharf on Gibson's Quay were carried away by the current on the 27th. 24,000 feet of timber from the wharf was taken away by the flood and carried out to sea.

Communication was cut off in various directions. It was impossible to despatch the mails and the telegraph lines were down. The approaches to the bridges were much damaged.

The damage done by the floods would cost the county several thousand pounds (several hundred thousand 2008 dollars).

The flood had gone done on the 27th.

The rivers were flooded again on the 28th.

The damage done to roads and bridges would take the County three month's revenue to repair.

Reefton had very heavy rain and floods.

A man named Donald McGillivray was drowned in the Inangahua River on the night of the 26th.

The flood was equally high at Ross as it was in Greymouth.

Portions of the town were submerged when the storm channel overflowed.

A considerable amount of property was destroyed. The Jones' Creek storm water channel was carried away.

It was estimated that more than £800 ($110,670 2008 dollars) would be needed to restore the Borough Council property destroyed.

The wire suspension bridge was covered with rushing waters.

It was said that the Taipo had not been so high for the last 13 years.

The flood in the Rangitata River was subsiding on the 27th, but a heavy fresh was running nearly all night on the 28th and the next morning.

Considerable damage was done to the Rangitata bridge by the flood on the 27th and 28th. The south pier was carried away and later the north end of the bridge was gone altogether. The southern approach was scoured and a portion of the earthwork was carried away. All communication over the bridge was entirely suspended for days. Rail communication on the southern line was partly restored on the 1st January and could carry foot passengers. Through traffic to Dunedin was to be resumed on the 4th.

Two new piers were built, at a cost of several hundred pounds.

A man named William Williams was drowned in the Rangitata River on the evening of the 26th when he fell out of the ferry boat while crossing.

The interruption of good traffic due to the damage to the Rangitata railway bridge caused great inconvenience in Timaru, as large quantities of stocks were accumulating.

The Opihi and Orari Rivers were rising slowly on the evening of the 30th.

The Waimakariri River was rising on the 28th. It was still very high on the 31st.

Serious damage was done by the flood in the Waimakariri River.

Direct coach communication was stopped at Owen's Punt near Arrowtown.

The river was in in high flood and rising very slowly on the 28th.

The protective works prevented the town from being flooded.

The river was very high on the 29th, running above the old suspension bridge. The water went down on the morning of the 28th but had risen 3 ft (91 cm) since the night of the 28th.

The Waitaki River was flooded.