There were heavy floods in Golden Bay.

There was no communication with the Pangatotara and Ngatimoti districts.

There was a flood in the Motueka River on the 6th and 7th. It was called the "Old Man Flood" or the “Great Earth Flood”.

The oldest inhabitants had never known a bigger flood.

People were taken from their houses in boats.

Serious damage was done to property. Numbers of houses had gone down the river, and of corn stacks, cattle and sheep were seen floating down the river.

The whole of High St was under water and Saltwater bridge was washed away. Roads were washed away in most parts of the district.

One farmer lost 200-300 sheep.

One orchardist had his orchard completely destroyed.

A body was washed up down the river.

The river carried 120,000 cusecs (3398 cumecs).

In the lower Motueka River, the riverbed levels were said to have been raised by more than 3 m.

The flood in the Upper Motueka was the highest known.

There was a great loss of sheep.

All the low ground was under water.

There were extensive floods.

Much damage was done to crops that had not been harvested, especially barley.

The Wai-iti River rose higher than it had for years.

There was serious damage to property on both banks.

Several houses were flooded at Upper Wakefield.

The Clutha River was rising rapidly.

At Greytown (Allanton) the flood rose 10 ft (3.0 m) and the water was level with the platform at the station.

It was the largest of the pre-1900 floods.

The Water of Leith rose rapidly, and brought down pine trees of a great size.

Dunedin was virtually cut off from communication by coach and railway. Several bridges on the Water of Leith were swept away. In St Andrew Street a sewer not able to cope flooded the lower end of St Andrews Street and Stuart Street.

Warehouses between Crawford and Bond Street had considerable damage owing to the inundation of cellars. Unicersal Bond had £2,000 worth of sugar damaged. The Botanical Gardens suffered severe damage, with the protective breastwork carried away.

Several business premises were under water and Murdoch's sawmill was flooded.

In North East Valley low lying sections were inundated.

3 ft (91 cm) of water covered the bridge over Owhio Creek at Lindsays.

Considerable damage was done in South Dunedin, especially to the Oval.

A small house near the St David St bridge was swept away.

The lower part of Frederick St was flooded to an extent never known before.

All Forbury Flat was under water on the 6th, and people had to use rafts to get to the main road.

McLaggan and Rattray streets were flooded as bad as in 1868.

On the Clutha railway line a coal train ran off through the rails sinking at Abbotsford.

Bridges were washed away on the Port railway line.

The embankments near Outram were carried away.

The Taieri farmer who suffered the most was Mr Shand, who had the whole of his crops totally destroyed and 1200 sheep and 45 cattle drowned. His loss was estimated at £5000 ($664,810 2008 dollars). The Meadow Bank estate losses were £3000 ($398,890 2008 dollars) and the losses for Menlove, of Windsor Park, were £4000 ($531,850 2008 dollars).

Mr Borrie was killed at the Taieri on the 6th while attempting to save a family from the flood. He fell off his horse and was presumably kicked by it while swimming.

The Taieri Plains were covered with a sheet of water for miles.

The loss on the Taieri Plains was estimated at between £35,000 and £50,000 ($4,653,700-$6,648,150 2008 dollars).

A hundred tons of grain were swept down the river and carried out to sea.

A resident of 25 years stated that the flood was 2 ft (61 cm) higher than it had ever been before.