Maungatawa drain overflowed and the road to Mount Maunganui was flooded to a depth of 10-12 inches (25-30 cm) for about 100 yards.

Low-lying paddocks were underwater.

There was damage to roads and low-lying properties in the Rotorua district.

Pumice streets in Rotorua suffered severely. Ain several places floodwaters scoured out the roads.

In the Te Puke district rivers were very hgih and many paddocks were completely underwater.

Catchments of the Waipaoa, Mangatu, Wharekopae and Waikohu streams were drenched by heavy rain.

Large quantities of shingle were washed from road surfaces in the Poverty Bay flats.

There was extensive damage to roads throughout the district.

Damage to railways in the Waikohu and Waihuka Valleys was very serious where flooding was enhanced due to the growth of willows in these streams.

Waipaoa River overflowed. The total area flooded by the Waipaoa River was 20,000 acres (80.94 km^2), of which 16,000 acres (64.75 km^2) were on the Poverty Bay Flats south of Kaiteratahi.

Large quantites of silting occurred in areas. The total area heavily silted was 3,000 acres (12.14 km^2), of which 800 acres (3.24 km^2) were used for cropping.

Ample flood warnings resulted in negligible stock losses.

Damage to maize crops was not great as all but a few acres had been harvested.

Several miles of fencing was flattened.

Floodwaters rose to levels equal or above those during the 1944 flood.

Damage to county roads totalled £49,300 ($2,961,000 2010 dollars).

Damage to state highways totalled £25,000 ($1,501,000 2010 dollars).

Damage to main highways totalled £11,730 ($704,500 2010 dollars).

The Gisborne-Wairoa road was closed due to a slip and the Gisborne-Wairoa road via Tiniroto was blocked at Hangaroa.

An extensive area of Gisborne flats was flooded to a depth of over 3 ft (0.91 m) with some low-lying places flooded to nearly 6 ft (1.83 m).

Homes were isolated. Water entered some houses on the lower levels of the flats.

Floodwaters from the Waipaoa River covered a large portion of Darton Field.

The East Coast highway was blocked at Loisel's flats.

Uawa River flooded the highway at the Bluffs section of the highway, leaving a thick deposit of silt in Mangatuna.

The Mangatuna low-level bridge was 13 ft (3.96 m) underwater at the height of the flood.

Motu River overflowed into the township.

The settlers on the Opotiki side of the Motu River in the vicinity of Matawai were cut off from all communication.

The Matawai-Motu highway was blocked.

The Oweka crossing was impassable.

Patutahi was cut off from Gisborne.

Waikohu River had a peak discharge 9280 cusecs (263 cumecs) at Poututu with a catchment area of 57 sq miles (148 km^2).

A man, aged 24 years, died while crossing the swollen Wharekopae Creek near the Tangihau station on horseback. The man was swept off his horse and believed drowned.

Takapau bridge was underwater.

Waipaoa River was 23 ft (7.01 m) above normal at Kanakanaia Bridge.

Waipaoa River had a peak discharge of 113,000 cusecs (3200 cumecs) at Kanakanaia Bridge from a catchment area of 606 sq miles (1570 km^2). This was only slightly less than the peak flows during the floods in 1906 and 1910.

Some families were evacuated from their homes.

Willows settlement was badly hit by the storm.

The East Coast main highway was heavily silted in places.

The storm centre was over the Waipu catchment and resulted in a flood in the catchment almost as large as the 1921 record flood.

Extensive bank erosion occurred in the lower reaches.

Considerable stock losses were reported.

Waipaoa River rose to a peak of 28 ft (8.53 m) above normal.

The river broke its banks at the Willows Settlement, Patutahi, Waerengaahika and Matawhero. The flood surged across the country to Makauri, broke through Makaraka on to the racecourse and the northern fringe of the Darton field aerodrome.

All rivers rose to high levels.

Large amounts of countryside was reported to be inundated by surface waters.

Stock losses were minimal as farmers were given ample warning to move stock.

A large area behind Clive and Mangateretere was underwater.

There was considerable backing up of floodwaters at Clive and Waitangi.

There was extensive flooding of streets and residential properties. Heretaunga Street was awash.

The worst of the flooding occurred in the south-eastern corner of the town. In the lower parts of the business area water lapped at the doorways of shops.

An uncemented 80 ft span of the new bridge built across the Tukituki River on the Hastings-Waimarama Road was demolished by floodwater. The damage was estimated at £3000 ($180,200 2010 dollars).

Thousands of acres of cultivated land around Hastings were underwater.

In lower part of the borough, householders confronted with sewerage problems.

The flooding in Makaretu at the head of the Tukituki River was the worst seen in 15 years according to residents.

Ngaruroro River had a peak discharge of 49,000 cusecs (1388 cumecs).

Extensive surface flooding occurred in the region of Pakowhai bridge.

The Tutaekuri-Waimate Stream overflowed.

Residents on the Pakawhai side of The Dip had their homes surrounded by water.

Orchards, market-gardens and farms in the area were inundated.

The vast expanse of surface water ponded across the countryside from Ruahapia Road to the lower end of Ormonds Road.

Fence-tops along Pakowhai Road were just visible.

Ngaruroro River rose 10 ft (3.05 m) above normal at Pakowhai.

The middle span of the Patangata bridge sank 11 in (0.28 m).

Paddocks south of Takapau highway were covered by water.

There was heavy drain-off of surface waters from the nearby hills and several houses along the main road frontage were surrounded by water.

Tukituki River rose 12 ft 3 in (3.73 cm) above normal at Black Bridge

Tukituki River had a peak discharge of 75,000 cusecs (2124 cumecs) at Black Bridge.

Tutaekuri River was in flood and had a peak discharge of 29,000 cusecs (821 cumecs).

Tutaekuri River rose 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) above normal at Redcliffe Bridge.

Five families were evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Tukituki River overflowed its banks north of the Waipukurau-Takapau main highway.

The Lower Gorge Road was under 3 ft (0.91 ) of water.

The approach to Maharakeke Bridge was washed out and homes on Ashcott Road were cut off.

The main street of Waipukurau was flooded.

Tukituki River in some places was half a mile wide.

Waipukurau-Porangahau Road was flooded.

Wairoa River was in high flood.

Heavy rain over the Ruahine Ranges on the 1st and 2nd of July resulted in a 15 ft (4.57 m) rise in the Manawatu River.

The position around Norsewood was extremely dangerous due to the Grant and Manawatu Rivers being in high flood.

Floodwaters at Rangiotu blocked the Palmerston North-Foxton highway.