The Awakino Creek was in high flood.

A washout occurred on the Kaihu railway line at Dairy Flat, near Maropiu.

Roads and bridges throughout the district suffered.

Heavy rain for 48 hours caused extensive floods over a wide area.

A portion of the Northern Coal Company's tramway siding at Hikurangi was undermined by the wash of the flood waters.

Various houses and business premises in the borough were partially inundated.

The floods wrought great havoc on the Grahamtown railway extension.

The Hamilton rivers were in flood.

The Mangakowhai River was backed up and was about a mile wide on the 16th.

Heavy rain fell for 48 hours and local rivers and creeks were in high flood.

The Ohinemuri River rose considerably.

A small bridge at Tuawhare was washed away.

On the 16th three barges belonging to the Ohinemuri River Syndicate, used in connection with the tailings plant, were swept away from their moorings by the flood waters of the river and were dashed to pieces on the rocks between Waihi and Waikino. One of the barges carried an oil engine and the loss to the syndicate was considerable.

The flats of the Waikato River and fields and roads were all flooded on the 17th.

Rivers rose rapidly, and the Waipaoa River overflowed its banks in two places on the evening of the 16th.

Flats were inundated with surface water.

On the 17th, the Poverty Bay district was visited by the severest flood in memory of the oldest inhabitants. The flood was felt most severely between Makaraka and Makauri.

The country between Makaraka towards Ormond and Te Arai was under water.

There were heavy stock losses, with 6800 sheep lost. Hundreds of cattle were also drowned. The loss of stock was expected to reach thousands of pounds. Most of the pig farms on the flats were wiped out as many pigs were drowned.

It was one of the heaviest floods in the history of the Poverty Bay district.

There were railway closures due to washouts and water over the lines. The railway line between Waihere and King's Road Station was submerged early on the 17th.

Large quantities of silt were deposited on the flats.

There was thousands of pounds worth of stock losses and property damage.

The whole extent of country from Matawhero bridge to Makauri, and from Makaraka Hotel to Ormond was several feet under water on the 17th. Fences and hedges were right out of sight.

In some places the flood waters were not as high as in the 1876 flood, but in others they were much greater.

Many settlers on the flats vacated their homes.

Flood waters were subsiding on the 18th. The uncovered country was a sea of mud.

Railway damage consisted of the approaches to three bridges being washed away and two miles of ballasting washed out.

The losses of the smaller settlers in the Poverty Bay district were estimated at £2000 ($288,000 2008 dollars).

The snow all melted in one night and was largely responsible for the flooding of the Waipaoa River. All down the valley fences were carried away by the flood and other damage done.

Bushmere was isolated by flood waters.

The Nelson Bro's new bridge, dredge and punt were swept down the Taruheru River on the 17th. They crashed into the footbridge at the Recreation Ground, carrying a large portion of the bridge's southern side clean away.

Nelson Bro's also lost 50 casks of tallow and a number.of empty casks.

The flood waters of the Turanganui fell slightly during the evening of the 17th.

The flood in Waikanae Creek was still running strong at 3:30am on the 18th.

On the night of the 17th, the Awapuni Lagoon was discharging surplus water into Waikanae Creek, which became a raging torrent. At about 9:30pm, the Lowe Street footbridge was wrecked. An hour or so later, the Grey Street bridge collapsed in the centre and some dangerous washouts were made in the roadway. At midnight, erosion was setting in at the back of the lower railway bridge, and the approaches to the Peel Street bridge were damaged. Water rose some distance along the lower roadway. The town was divided from the beach and Victoria township.

Land was under water at Kaitaratahi.

Flood waters ran through the Royal Oak Hotel at Makaraka.

The train for Te Karaka on the 17th only reached as far as Makaraka, where a washout occurred. All traffic was temporarily suspended.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club's property was completely submerged and considerable damage took place.

A Makaraka farmer lost over £200 ($28,800 2008 dollars) worth of chaff.

The loss of stock and damage to property at Makaraka were very serious.

The houses along the road between Matakaraka and the Matawhero Hotel were completely awash. The flood was running very rapidly, covering the road to a depth of 18 in to 2 ft (0.46-0.61 m).

Two people were reported to have drowned at Makauri.

On the flat there was about 6-8 feet (1.8-2.4 m) of water on the road.

One Makauri house was submerged in water up to the windows.

Operations had to be suspended at the Makauri Butter Factory.

There was a depth of 3-6 ft (90 cm-1.8 m) of water on the Makauri flats, and a very strong current was running.

The river was reported to have reached as high as the railway bridge at Makauri.

Land at Makauri and Waerengaahika was 10 ft (3.0 m) under water.

Boats were sent out to Makauri and Waerengaahika from Gisborne to rescue settlers from several houses that were isolated by the floods.

Fences were destroyed.

At Makauri, one farmer lost 1200 sheep and another lost 356 sheep. There were dead cows and calves, poultry floating about, pigs entangled in fences, and horses floating around.

One farmer lost 356 sheep and a large portion of his vegetable crop - a combined loss of over £450 ($64,700 2008 dollars).

There were also a number of smaller crop losses. Maize and pumpkins were seen floating around.

Two shepherds proceeding to Matawhero on the morning of the 17th lost their dogs, which were drowned.

The river was very high at Morere, and the mail coach was detained there.

The whole of the flat was in high flood.

The traffic on the Motu Road was blocked for three days by flood waters.

The river broke through at Ormond.

One farmer's paddocks at Ormond had a record water depth of 10 ft (3.0 m).

The country over towards Waihirere and Waimarie was all flooded, with water over the tops of fences.

Many fences were washed away

In Ormond the flood had not reached the height of the flood of 1876.

A house across the river at Pokopapa was partly under water.

Ormond was cut off from communication with Gisborne by road.

Th rivers were all in flood.

At Te Karaka, the flood was over the racecourse.

A little damage was done to new railway construction works.

The river was reported to have reached as high as the opening of the new railway tunnel.

The damage done by the flood at the Tapuhikatea (Tapuihikitia?) sawmills, near Te Karaka, including the loss of the bridge, amounted to £1500 ($215,700 2008 dollars). The tramway line was covered with silt to a depth of 4 ft (1.22 m). The mill bridge gave way when flood waters had risen 2 ft (0.61 m) above it. The bridge was considered to be 7 ft (2.13 m) above the height that any greivous flood had been known to reach.

Mail coaches could not get into Tolaga Bay on the 15th because of the flooded state of the creek.

The water was rising at Waerengaahika on the evening of the 17th, and a store was flooded. Flood waters also ran through the hotel.

At Waerengaahika, 2000 sheep were drowned. A number of farmers lost from 50-100 sheep each.

One farmer lost a number of sheep and cattle, a fine crop of maize, and a threshing machine.

The roads were washed clear of mud in some places, exposing the metal underneath. In other places there was a deposit of silt up to a foot deep (0.3 m). The paddocks were thickly encrusted with silt, with acres at a stretch showing no signs of vegetation.

Land at Makauri and Waerengaahika was 10 ft (3.0 m) under water. The flood was over the tops of fences for miles between Waerengaahika and Makaraka.

Boats were sent out to Makauri and Waerengaahika from Gisborne to rescue settlers from several houses that were isolated by the floods.

Fences were destroyed.

The flood swept into Whatatutu at about 7pm on the 15th, and covered all the flat in the vicinity.

Several houses and a store were flooded.

Water was waist-deep along the roads.

The mail man could not leave for Te Karaka on the 17th.

Low-lying portions of the country around Hastings were under water.

Rivers were in high flood.

The railway line was flooded between Hastings and Farndon (Clive). Passengers and mails were delayed on the 17th.

There was surface water in the low-lying country.

The Wairoa River at Opoiti was flooded.

The roads were bad and the rivers were high in the Wairoa district. Waikaremoana was isolated for nearly a fortnight.

The Manawatu River had a peak discharge of 100,000 cusecs (2832 cumecs) on the 18th.

Oroua River was in high flood.

A portion of the railway line at Oroua bridge and Bainesse, between Palmerston North and Foxton, was several feet under water and temporarily suspended traffic.

A large tract of country at Oroua Downs was under water.

The Manawatu River at Woodville was in high flood on the night of the 17th, and still rising.

Rivers were in high flood.