Parts of State Highway 1 between Taupo and Turangi were closed due to flooding.

Taranaki was cut off from all points north.

Roads were closed by slips and floods including State Highway 3, north of New Plymouth. State Highway 3 was closed from Urenui northwards due to surface flooding at Ahititi and Uruti Valley.

State Highway 43 was closed between Tahora and Tatu Junction. Stat Highway 40 and River Road was closed.

There was flooding at Bailey Bridge.

State Highway 4 was closed between Te Kuiti and Taumarunui.

Houses were flooded by the Tongaporutu River.

A number of vehicles were under water.

Flooding in Ahititi district was described as the worst in 35 years.

On State Highway 3, around 100 m north of the summit of Mt Messenger, a stretch of the road had sunk in middle, and cracks had spread over three quarters of the road.

Waiwhakaiho River reached a very high peak. It was the highest since 1990.

About 700 people from the emergency services were involved in the state of emergency.

36 people from 22 homes in Waikanae and Otaihanga were evacuated.

The area within the Ruapehu District, around Ohura, experienced extensive and severe flooding.

Three hours after the major rain event, severe flooding was experienced in the township of Ohura.

There were 27 uninhabitiable properties in Ohura. The residents were forced to relocate to safer, less flood prone locations.

Ohura was devastated by the floods.

A Civil Defence Emergency was declared at 12:30pm on the 30th of October to 9:15am on the 4th of November.

18 houses were severely affected and identified as uninhabitable.

Silt laden water flooded through the township inundating properties to a height of up to 1.2 m.

The surrounding hill country was severely impacted with slips, loss of productive soil, damage to roads, bridges, tracks, culverts and other infrastructure.

All sections in Ohura were serviced by septic tanks, so all silt was potentially contaminated with sewage.

Seven vacant houses and four commercial properties were identified as a health risk.

Up to 60 rural families became isolated by damage to roads for up to three weeks. This caused inaccessibility to stock, inablility to transport stock from farms and the isolation from essential services.

A couple were stranded in their car and had to be airlfited from Waitaanga.

There was a Civil Defence Emergency declared at 6:30am on the 29th to 2:00pm on the 30th when the Whanganui River threatened to flood homes.

62 residential properties and 45 commercial premises were threatened by possible overtopping of the stopbanks of the Whanganui River.

The river exceeded the height of the 18-21 October storm and reached an 8-year peak.

There were 150 people evacuated from 60 homes along Anzac Parade.

Some commercial premises and homes were flooded.

Whanganui River overflowed its banks. The stopbanks were breached at Anzac Parade, at Boydfield Street and Kowhai Park.

Evacuees were not allowed to return to their homes until the emergency status had been lifted.

Flooding did not reach 1990 levels.

Anzac Parade was closed to traffic.

60 soldiers acted as security for the evacuated homes overnight.

Water rose higher than the 1990 flood levels at the Aramoho Holiday Park, flooding the lower camping area and motel units.

Floodwaters swamped the Aramoho sewage pump station and sewage flowed into the river.

Akatarawa River, north of Upper Hutt. was in its highest level in 75 years.

A service bridge carrying sewer, gas, water and telephone lines was washed away.

A Civil Defence Emergency was declared at 8:00am on the 28th in Horowhenua after the Waikanae River broke its banks.

Homes and properties were flooded.

40-60 people were evacuated from the Kapiti and Horowhenua districts.

It was the second deluge in a week.

A Civil Defence Emergency was declared at 8:00am on the 28th to 7:30pm on the 30th after the Waikanae River broke its banks.

A 56 year old man was swept to his death by the raging Waikanae River after the bank collapsed underneath him on the 28th.

Kapiti was isolated.

Some schools were closed.

Two Sunny Glen homes bordering the Waikanae River remained unoccupied for a week.

Homes and properties were flooded.

Many rivers were in flood and the Waikanae River breached its bank.

Torrential rain swelled the Hutt River, swamping an electrical substation.

The repairs to the flood control system cost an estimated $500,000.

Hutt Valley was hit by a serious floods and slips with roads, parks and golf course inundated. A number of properties were flooded, homes and schools were evacuated.

The flooded Hutt River swept large numbers of logs and trees into the harbour.

Hutt River burst its banks and reached a ten year high, swamping low lying areas. The Lower Hutt River was in its highest level since the flood of 1939 (26 year return period).

State Highway 1 was closed north of Otaki after a section of the Waitohu Bridge was washed out.

36 people from 22 homes in Waikanae and Otaihanga were evacuated and two were flooded.

Hectares of farmland beween Waikanae and Otaki were inundated.

Farmhouses were isolated by floodwater.

Parts of the Wairarapa were flooded.

There were road closures in the Wairarapa.

The previously weakened stopbanks were damaged.

The rivers in the Motueka area swelled significantly on the 28th.

Wangapeka River Road , Barton Valley Road, Glenroy Road and Matakitaki Road were either closed or reduced to one lane.

Aorere River was rising steadily on the morning of the 28th.

Aorere River level was at 7.3 m on the 28th.

The Upper Buller River level reached 6.2 m on the 28th, which was the highest level since records began 1962.

Collingwood Area school was closed.

The road from Collingwood to Pakawau at Ferntown was closed.

Much of the Murchison Golf Course on the banks of the Buller River was underwater.

Rain caused the five nearby rivers and their tributaries to flood.

Buller River peaked at 1328 cumecs at Murchison. The river normally ran at approximately 250-300 cumecs.

The road was flooded in places at Rockville.

A Civil Defence Emergency was declared at 4:30pm on the 27th to 1:55pm on the 28th. The declaration was for the north of Westport to Karamea which was the worst affected area.

Properties were evacuated as rivers flooded. 220 people were evacuated including 12 at Seddonville, 1 at Mohikinui, 4 at Karamea and 3 at Waimare. The evacuations were a precautioning measure in case of worsening flooding.

Front lawns were flooded.

Karamea River was rising at a rate of 600 mm (60.0 cm) an hour, which dropped down to a rate of 363 mm (36.3 cm) an hour.

State Highway 67 from Westport to Karamea was closed on 27th at Mohikinui.