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April 1948 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Thunderstorm
A person was killed by a lightning strike during an electrical storm in Matawai.
July 1947 North Island Flooding
March 1944 Gisborne Flooding
Further heavy rain lead to flooding in the Gisborne area for the second time in a fortnight.
March 1944 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
There was extensive flooding and heavy rain over Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. Many roads were blocked by slips, washouts and surface water. Road and rail communications were suspended.
September 1943 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
Heavy rain over three days brought flooding to Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
August 1940 Gisborne Flooding
Heavy rain over four days caused flooding and landslides in the Gisborne region. One man was drowned in a river.
May 1938 North Island Flooding and Storm Surge
Heavy rain and flooding occurred in eastern parts of the North Island. A storm surge flooded the coastal Hauraki Plains in the Waikato.
April 1938 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
Prolonged heavy rain over three days caused severe flooding in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. Most roads suffered from slips or flooding. The hardest hit area was Esk Valley in Hawke's Bay where most homes and farmland was buried by silt or ruined by floodwaters and landslides.
February 1938 Eastern North Island Flooding
High intensity rainfall and a vivid electrical storm brought extraordinary floods to the area within a 30 mile (48 km) radius of Gisborne. 21 lives were lost when the Kopuawhara Stream rose rapidly and wiped out Kopuawhara No.4 workers camp. Another life was lost in Boyd's Camp near Muriwai.
March 1936 Canterbury Flooding
Heavy rain fell on already saturated ground causing serious flooding in Christchurch and along the Canterbury Plains. Flooding also occurred in Gisborne after heavy rain.
May 1933 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
Heavy rain and floooding were experienced in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. There were also heavy seas around Wellington.
February 1932 Gisborne Flooding
Rivers rose to high flood levels and widespread damage resulted in the Poverty Bay flats area.
May 1929 North Island Storm
A storm brought heavy rain, flooding, gales and heavy seas to much of the North Island.
September 1927 Gisborne Storm
July 1927 Hawke's Bay and Gisborne Flooding
There was widespread flooding resulting in slips, washouts and damage to bridges which closed roads.
June-July 1925 New Zealand Floods
June 1925 North Island Storm
Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of the North Island and high winds were also experienced in the Waikato.
May 1924 New Zealand Storm
The third of three ex-tropical disturbances that passed in the north during May, this one passed between the 24th and 27th.
May 1924 Upper North Island Flooding
The second of three ex-tropical disturbances that passed in the north during May, this one passed between the 16th and 18th. It brought flooding and high winds to the upper North Island, with Northland being the hardest hit.
April 1923 New Zealand Storm
Many parts of New Zealand experienced heavy rain, flooding high winds and seas and electrical storms. Extensive flooding occurred in Dunedin. A man was drowned in Thames.
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