There were strong winds in Gisborne on the 17th.

Strong winds flung a school bus off a back country road on the morning of the 17th. The bus rolled 30 m down a bank and was completely wrecked.

There were three occupants and two were injured. The driver (a man) received leg and shoulder injuries and a 10 year old girl got concussion.

Hawke's Bay experienced westerly winds on the 17th reaching 85 km/hr.

Apples are most susceptible to wind damage especially Granny Smiths and Braeburn. Granny Smiths were hardest hit by the winds with at least five percent of the crop on the ground. There was also damage from wind rub. Up to ten percent of the total apple crop was likely to be damaged from the wind.

It was estimated that there was $2,000,000 ($2,954,000 2009 dollars) worth of damage to apple orchards.

Wind caused power lines to clash and trees to fall on lines. 12 power poles were brought down and five power poles were broken.

The power at Tikokino, Tutira, Maraetotara, Paukawa and Maraekakaho was disrupted.

In central Hawke's Bay fallen trees reduced some minor roads to one lane.

Tikokino and Porangahau bore the brunt of the storm.

Blackhead Point, south of Napier, recorded wind speeds of 50 knots (92.6 km/hr).

Gales ripped through the small coastal area.

There was thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Wind speeds were estimated at greater than 100 km/hr.

Roofs were torn off houses and windows were smashed.

A caravan and double garage was demolished.

Several caravans in the camping ground had to be tied down.

The area which suffered the most damage was the newly subdivided land.

Power lines were down.

Roads were closed.

Porangahau primary school was closed.

Roofs on several buildings were damaged.

Two houses lost parts of their roofs. Half of a roof was blown off a cottage on highway 50 (3 km south of Tikokino).

The power was out and roads were closed.

There was a northerly gale blowing in Wellington from the 16th to the 19th of March.

The gale force winds were due to a deep low creating a lot of high and low gradient.

The wind caused heavy damage. Roofs were lifted, trees were uprooted, powerlines were snapped, moored yachts were driven onto rocks and chimneys were broken.

Wind were gusting to almost 150 km/hr.

Flights were cancelled for hours.

Two drivers were forced to abandon their cars on the Rimutaka Hill Road.

The ketch "St Michael" was damaged and stranded in York Bay.

In the Wairarapa there was damaged to apple crops, trees were uprooted and there were power black outs.

A 55 year old woman was blown into the path of a car. She had bruises and cuts to her face.

Winds were gusting to 80 knots (148 km/hr).

Roofs were lifted and windows were broken.

The wind caused a car to roll in the sea off Evans Bay.

Nets 15 m high at the Lower Hutt Golf driving range were shredded. The nets cost $15,000 ($22,000 2009 dollars).