A man (about 32 years old) was drowned while crossing the flooded Awatere River on the 15th.

The rivers were higher over the streets than they had been since February 1868. Bridges and other means of communication were stopped. The streets were only passable by boats and horsemen.

The Express could not be published on the 15th.

The flood was falling slightly on the 15th.

Some dwellings were invaded by water.

A large fish came out of the water on a Blenheim street towards a man on horseback, being some 10 or 12 miles (16.1-19.3 km) from the sea.

The water was said to have reached a higher point than ever before experienced.

A man (45 years old) was drowned in the Buller River around 4pm on the 14th. His body was washed ashore on the beach north of town on the morning of the 15th. The river was flooded, and it was supposed that he fell overboard from a steamer at the wharf and was carried out to sea by the current, as he was seen floating in the river by people at the wharves.

The current of the Buller River at the time was running at least 8 knots (14.8 km/hr).

The flood in the Buller River and the action of the sea inflicted serious damage on Westport. A considerable number of buildings had to be removed to prevent them being carried out to sea.

The floods washed away the Empire Hotel and Union Bank of Australia along with 18 other buildings

Two weeks of rain caused floods in Canterbury rivers.