Serious flooding dislocated traffic and destroyed bridges in Northland. As well as main bridges, many smaller bridges also suffered. The Awanui-Mangonui road was covered in water. The main Whangarei-Dargaville road was completely blocked by flood waters at Taylor's Flat and Pakotai. All roads north were closed on the 11th. On the 12th, there was only communication via Russell, Paihia and Whangaroa. The main road between Whangarei and Kawakawa was open for lorries and large cars on the afternoon of the 13th. Flood water 3 ft (90 cm) deep still stopped traffic between Kawakawa and the north on the 13th. High-clearance vehicles could get through on the 14th.

There were stock losses in some places. Extensive stock losses occurred in the Bay of Islands.

In the Far North rivers overflowed their banks and large areas were inundated.

The whole of the Hokianga district was affected by the floods.

One truck driver had to spend a night in his lorry after he was unable to cross a bridge that was almost covered in water. The water rose 6 in (15 cm) in half an hour. Another driver had his lorry washed into a water table by the rapidly rising waters, and some lorry engines were stopped by the force of the deluge.

Fences and farm bridges were swept away by flood waters.

A large bridge on Tokawhero Road in the Awarua Valley was carried away.

Flood waters blocked both road and rail communciation between Waihue and Babylon on the 12th.

At high tide at 3pm on the 12th, an expanse of water spread over the land along the Wairoa River for miles.

All the low-lying parts of the Fairburn Road were covered with water on the 10th and traffic could not get through. Considerable damage was also done to Duncan Road.

Several small private mines were flooded out and had to stop work for a time.

The flooding was not very significant in the Hikurangi Swamp area until the 13th.

Jordan Road was covered in water over 2 ft (60 cm) deep on the morning of the 13th, after having been clear on the 12th.

The flood at Horeke was reported to be the worst in 40 years.

White's Bridge, at Horeke, was swept away. Harrison's bridge also disappeared.

North of the Hukerenui station the railway line was under water and there were a few washouts, which left the rails hanging.

The line north of the station was covered with water 5-7 ft (1.5-2.1 m) deep

Kaeo was flooded. On the 11th, people had to use punts to collect their mail and do their shopping.

In one paddock in Kaeo, 60 sheep were drowned.

There was flooding in the area around Kaihu, Maropiu and Mamaranui when the river rose suddenly on the 12th.

Flood waters spread over the roads.

Paddocks were covered in water, in many places over the fence tops.

The town was flooded, with all its approaches cut off. Extensive damage was done to roads and bridges in the area. The bridge near the Tung Oil plantation was damaged.

Stock losses were very heavy, with hundreds of sheep, cattle and horses drowned. One man lost two horses. A Kaikohe farmer was reported to have had half his pedigree herd of milking cows drowned.

All the low-lying land was like a series of large lakes.

There were three bad washouts on the road from Kaikohe to the Tautoro flat and Mangakahia, rendering it impassable.

Two men on the Mangakahia Road had to leave their houses.

Some crops were destroyed, including hay, potatoes, kumara and mangels.

Rivers overflowed their banks.

Roads leading south and east of Kaitaia were impassable.

There was severe flooding in Kawakawa. The flooding was worse than that in July, and the water on the flat between Kawakawa and Moerewa was said to be higher than ever before.

On the morning of the 11th, Kawakawa was surrounded by a large lake. The town was still under water on the 12th.

There was about 1 ft (30 cm) of water in the back of the Star Hotel.

There was about 3 ft (90 cm) of water in Godfrey's garage.

The racecourse was flooded, with water up to the top of the door of the secretary's room.

The bowling greens were under water. Water entered the kitchen of the Star Hotel for the first time in 21 years.

The railway was washed out at Kawakawa. There were a few extensive washouts on the line between Kawakawa and Taumarere and the line between Kawakawa and Otiria Junction was badly scoured in places. About 1 mile (1.6 km) of railway line was washed out between Kawakawa and Moerewa.

Flood waters blocked the main north road just outside Kawakawa.

Employees of the Moerewa Freezing Works living in Kawakawa could not get to work by road on the morning of the 11th, and had to wade through water up to their chests along the railway line.

A lot of stock was drowned on the Kawakawa flats. An estimated 80 fat store cattle were lost.

On the 12th there was 4 ft (1.2 m) of water over the main north road just north of Kawakawa.

The flood reached its peak in Kirikopuni and Tangiteroria at 10pm on the 11th. By 2pm on the 12th the level had dropped 2 ft (60 cm).

At the height of the flood there was almost of 3 ft (90 cm) of water in the Kirikopuni store and wharfshed.

The wharf and bridge were submerged by flood waters.

Some hay stacks were carried away from a Kirikopuni property by flood waters.

On a pig farm the pig sties were washed away.

One pig was drowned. A number of stock were reported to have been lost on the higher reaches of the Wairoa River.

The flood at Kirikopuni was less than 9 in (23 cm) lower than the level reached by the flood in 1917.

There were several impassable sections of road between Kirikopuni and Tangiteroria.

Kohukohu experienced its worst floods for many years.

Water invaded business premises and homes.

The water was 12 ft (3.7 m) deep in one store on the main road.

Lots of poultry were lost.

The Mangakahia Valley was seriously flooded and was impassable. Metal and shingle was washed off the roads into paddocks. The road was still blocked on the 13th.

Hundreds of acres of land was flooded in the Mangakahia Valley. Places that were dry in the "Old Man" flood of 1917 were under water.

A flood of such proportions had not been experienced in the Mangakahia Valley since 1917.

Stock losses were reported in the area.

No cream had been collected in the Mangakahia since the 9th.

Crops on the banks of the Mangakahia River were damaged. Hay losses were also reported. One farmer lost 5 acres (0.02 km^2) of cut hay.

A number of people were forced to leave their houses.

Some people lost everything. Miles of fencing was brought down.

Some milking sheds were under water and farmers had trouble getting their milking done.

Fraser's Flat was completely blocked with flood waters. There was still deep water over Fraser's Flat on the 12th and 13th. The decking of the bridge was washed away on the afternoon of the 12th.

There was reported to be water 15 ft (4.6 m) deep over the road at Fenton Fraser's Flat on the 12th.

Pearson's farm, near Fraser's Flat, was left without an acre of dry land. Water was flowing through the windows of the homestead on the morning of the 11th. Another farmer had his house surrounded by water and his milking shed inundated.

The rain on the 12th brought up the flood level again, which made the position worse due to debris being strewn everywhere.

The road between Tutekehua and Mangamuka was badly scoured by the flood waters. Parts of the road at Mangamuka were swept clear of metal.

The Mangamuka Gorge was impassable on the 11th.

The K.K. Box Company had more than 100 logs washed away by the river.

Water was still over the railway line at Maropiu at 1pm on the 12th.

A small bridge on the Matauraua Road was washed away.

A Mataraua Valley farmer lost at least 300 sheep, including 34 stud rams.

On the same farm, all the fences were destroyed.

The Moengawahine Flats were flooded with water 5-6 ft (1.5-1.8 m) deep.

A resident had not experienced a flood so high in 35 years.

A huge amount of water flooded the railway line north of Motatau.

The creeks at Nagraratunua were flooded higher than they had been for years.

The bridge at the foot of the Okaihau Hill was washed away.

A farmer at the head of the Utakura River in Okaihau suffered severe damage to his pasture.

There was water 3-4 ft (90 cm-1.2 m) deep across the road at Oruru.

The Otiria railway station was surrounded by water. A meat train from Opua was stranded in flood waters just outside the station from the afternoon of the 10th till the 11th.

The water at the station was level with the platform and up to the floors of the carriages and trucks. The water level fell only 9 in (23 cm) between 7am and 6pm on the 11th.

The Otiria Flat was still under water on the 12th.

The water on the Whangarei-Kaikohe road at Parakao on the morning of the 10th was too deep for service cars to get through, and was still rising. On the 11th, the road either side of Parakao was flooded and not even horses could get through. Blackett's and Trigg's bridges were submerged, with not even the rails showing. Both bridges were again submerged on the night of the 12th and people could not get through.

The school at Parakao was closed for three days, as the teacher was unable to get across the flooded river.

The approaches to two bridges ion Parapara Road were washed out.

The cream lorry could not get through to collect cream from Pipiwai or Te Hora on the morning of the 11th due to a bridge having been swept away.

The main road near Poroti was covered with water up to 4 ft (1.2 m) deep on the 11th.

The flood at Rangiahua was the biggest experienced in years.

All traffic to the Far North was blocked at Rangiahua. On the 11th, all the roads out of Rangiahua were blocked.

No.1 highway at Rangihua between Kaikohe and Kaitaia was flooded to a depth of at least 12 ft (3.7 m).

At Rangiahua, 54 valuable sheep were lost.

Cream lorries could not get to Rangiahua on the morning of the 9th.

The contractor working on the Rangiahua bridge had most of his gear swept away, totalling about £300 ($31,400 2008 dollars).

One property was flooded at about 2am on the 10th. The family lost everything - 10 acres (0.04 km^2) of young potatoes were washed out, the kumara crop was ruined, the maize knocked down and cows and poultry were drowned.

Hardly any flooding occurred at Ruatangata.

Some crops and hay were spoiled.

The flood in the Taheke area was described as the highest in living memory.

The Taheke bridge, between Kaikohe and Rawene, was carried away between 5pm and 6pm on the 10th. The bridge was 240 ft (73 m) long and about 45 years old.

The cost of replacing the bridge was estimated at £2000-£3000 ($210,000-$314,000 2008 dollars).

On the 11th there was still 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) of water over the road.

The Taheke River was still runnning high on the 12th.

The flood reached its peak in Kirikopuni and Tangiteroria at 10pm on the 11th. By 2pm on the 12th the level had dropped 2 ft (60 cm).

Water inundated the store at Tangiteroria to a depth of 3 ft (90 cm) at the height of the flood.

A property beyond Tangiteroria was heavily flooded, and the cows could not be brought into the milking shed.

A man of over 60 years old was drowned in the Wairoa River at about 4pm on the 13th. He was thrown from his horse just after crossing the traffic bridge, where the road dipped and was covered in almost 6 ft (1.8 m) of water.

A boom belonging to the Tangowahine Timber Company burst, releasing 200 logs and sweeping away a small bridge above Tangowahine. Some logs were found as far south as Naumai.

The bridge near the Tung Oil plantations, at Tautoro, was washed away.

The land on the Tautoro flat appeared like a sea.

At Te Karae, native gardens were swept away, as well as some private gardens.

The Mangakahia bridge at Titoki was submerged and impassable on the 11th. It had not been under water since the flood in 1917. The bridge was passable again at 7:30pm on the 11th.

The water swirled well over the hand rails of the bridge, reaching its peak at about 11:30am. At 5am the bridge had been dry. Normally the water was 50 ft (15 m) below the bridge decking.

The flood waters at the bridge were over 10 chains (200 m) wide.

Just upstream of the bridge, a telephone post was undermined and swept into the water.

Gardens and tennis courts were under water.

Many cream lorries were held up at the foot of Turntable Hill on the 10th.

Low-lying land at the bottom of Turntable Hill was flooded.

Imms bridge across the Utakura River was washed away.

The 70-ft (21-m) span bridge at Puketi, in the Waihou Valley, was washed away.

All the metal was swept off the newly metalled road in the Waihou Valley.

Waimamaku residents had no mail from the 9th till the 13th.

The Black Bridge between Paihia and Waimate was covered with 7 ft (2.1 m) of water on the 11th.

There was 4 ft (1.2 m) of water over the road at Waiomio.

Spume tossed 40 ft (12 m) in the air from the Wairua Falls could be seen from Whatitiri Road.

At the Wairua Power Station, the flood was rising at the rate of 1 ft 8 in (50.8 cm) per hour on the morning of the 11th.

There was about 2 ft 3 in (69 cm) of water over the road at Whakapara at 2:30pm on the 12th.

Low-lying areas around Whangarei were flooded, although the town itself escaped flooding.

On the flat country, a lot of hay was washed away at the peak of the haymaking season.

No mails were received form Kaitaia or Mangonui on the morning of the 10th.

All road communication north was cut off from Whangarei due to flood waters. Whangarei was cut off from all the surrounding districts except for the main road to Auckland.

Inland areas were flooded.

Whangaroa Harbour had rich yellow waters extending right up to the heads on the 11th, carrying debris, tree trunks and drowned stock.

On the morning of the 12th, the headwaters of the creek which joins the Kaihu River at Whatoro were running bank high.