Rivers were high and low-lying land around Dargaville was flooded on the 3rd, but no traffic was delayed.

Scores of acres beside the swollen Kaipara River were flooded in the valleys south of Helensville on the 3rd. In some places the water was as high as the fence posts and only treetops visible in other places.

Streams were backed up over the main road a quarter of a mile south of Kaukapakapa. It was impassable to cars for a time.

The main highway from Paeroa to Waihi was flooded in parts.

Rivers were not in full flood.

Low lying flat paddocks on either side of the main roads out of Paeroa were all carrying a fair amount of water.

At the corner of Belmont Road and Corbett Street the water rose over the footpath. Half a dozen sections were surrounded by water up to 2 ft (0.61 m). The sections surrounding the sawmill in Taylor Avenue and running right back from there across Rye Lane were all about two feet (0.61 m) deep in water. On the Waihi road in front of the Paeroa maternity hospital water lay across the road a foot (0.3 m) deep. On the Thames road water was across the road in several places. At the junction of Bennett Street deep water lay on adjacent fields. From the rise in Bennett Street looking towards Station Road all the paddocks appeared to be under water. The valley to the east of Bennett Street was flooded up to a foot (0.3 m) deep. There was some flooding on Puke Road and Hubbard's Road.

Farms at Komata North and Awaiti were under water.

There was a fair amount of surface water at Tararu.

Farmlands were under water in several parts of the province, but no serious losses were reported.

The bridge over the Waiau Stream was damaged by flood waters.

The Kauaeranga River swept over its banks on the 3rd and inundated hundreds of acres in the borough, and to the south in Thames County.

The southern part of the suburb of Parawai was flooded and several houses surrounded.

Hape Creek was flooded and surrounded the houses between the Rolleston Street bridge and the suburb of Shortland.

Karaka Creek was running almost bank high. Other smaller streams in the borough were all bank high, and in some parts were overflowing.

Queen Street was under water from Shortland to Sealey Street.

The south highway between the bridge and Kopu was under water in four places.

The Puru stream flooded and swept over Mitchell's Block and inundated it to a large extent. Water crossed the Thames coast road to a depth of six inches (15 cm) in the hollow near the bridge.

All road outlets from Gisborne were blocked on the 4th following heavy overnight rain throughout the district.

The north route from Gisborne was impassable with 3.5 feet (1.07 m) of water over one bridge.

The Waipaoa River had risen 17 ft (5.2 m) on the morning of the 4th.

On the east coast, the main road was blocked by overflowing creeks beyond Tokomaru Bay.

The railway line to the south was clear, but on the branch line the train was unable to cross a flooded bridge at Puha.

Settlers at Te Arai were isolated.

The Waikohu and Mangatu Rivers were running high. The Waikohu spilled over the road at Whatatutu.

The flood waters of Lake Wairarapa were slowly receding on 1 July 1947.

Thousands of sheep and cattle were still marooned.

The channel to Lake Onoke was not wide enough to allow sufficient water to flow towards the sea.

Twelve people were marooned on a small island on the 1st.

Most of the farm houses in the lower areas were still uninhabitable due to flood waters on the 1st.

There were heavy losses of feed for farmers.