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August 1998 Northland Heavy Seas: Three fishermen were drowned in heavy seas and high winds in the Bay of Islands.

July 1998 Waikato Flooding: A prolonged period of rain brought flooding and slips to many parts of the North Island, but most particularly the Waikato. Across the Waikato, farmlands and roads were flooded and homes were evacuated. The damage totalled millions of dollars.

June-July 1997 Upper North and South Island Flooding: Heavy rain brought flooding to Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay in the North Island, and high winds were also experienced. Heavy rain and flooding occurred in Marlborough, Nelson and the West Coast in the South Island. Parts of Northland experienced extreme rainfall, and a man was injured when a car hit him as he stood in flood waters. One person was killed when a car hit a fallen tree.

June 1997 Northland and Hawke's Bay Flooding: Heavy rain, flooding, heavy seas and high winds affected parts of the upper North Island, with extensive flooding in Northland and Hawke's Bay. A CDE was delcared in Northern Hawke's Bay and evacuations took place. Homes were also evacuated in the Far North. Snow fell in the Central North Island.

May 1997 Auckland Flooding: Heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Auckland. Some homes were flooded and roads were closed.

March 1997 North Island Ex-tropical Cyclone Gavin: Ex-tropical Cyclone Gavin brought high winds, high seas, heavy rain and flooding to parts of Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne. Three homes were evacuated in Gisborne due to wind damage and a family was evacuated in Northland.

January 1997 New Zealand Ex-tropical Cyclone Drena: Ex-tropical Cyclone Drena brought high winds and high seas to the upper North Island, which caused damage to property. A CDE was in place for Thames-Coromandel. There were also high seas in Taranaki and Tasman-Nelson, and there was flooding in Canterbury, Otago and Southland. In Auckland, a man was killed by fallen powerlines and there were weather-related road fatalities. Three people were killed at Thames.

December 1996 Upper North Island Ex-tropical Cyclone Fergus: The remains of Cyclone Fergus brought heavy rain, flooding, landslips, high winds and high seas to the North Island from Northland to Gisborne, mainly affecting Northland and Coromandel. The storm caused significant damage and a CDE was declared for parts of the Waikato. A man was drowned in Northland and one person died in Thames.

March 1995 Northland Flooding: Extreme rainfall brought flooding to parts of Northland, particularly in the Whangarei and North Hokianga areas.

July 1992 North Island Flooding and High Winds: High winds and flooding were experienced in the upper and lower North Island. A man drowned when a yacht capsized off Castlepoint during the storm.

April 1991 Northland, Auckland and Waikato Tornadoes: Tornadoes and high winds struck places in Northland, Auckland and the Waikato, causing property damage. Nine people were injured in Auckland and a number of people were injured in Northland.

January 1989 Northland Cyclone Delilah: Flooding resulting in damage equal to that wrought by Cyclone Bola inflicted on part of Northland. The cost of flood damage was over $5 million.

December 1988 Upper North Island Flooding: Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of Northland, Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. Homes were evacuated in Auckland, and seven people were injured in a weather-related car accident.

March 1988 North Island Ex-tropical Cyclone Bola: Ex-tropical Cyclone Bola struck most regions of the North Island, in particular Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne and Northland, bringing widespread damage with combinations of heavy rain, flooding, high winds and heavy seas. Two people were drowned in Northland, three in Gisborne and two in Hawke's Bay. Three people were injured by high winds in Taranaki. The tail end of the cyclone later struck Tasman-Nelson.

April 1982 North Island Ex-tropical Cyclone Bernie: Ex-tropical Cyclone Bernie brought high winds to parts of the North Island, which caused a lot of damage in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne. A man was killed by a falling tree in Gisborne and a person was drowned in a flooded Bay of Plenty river. A person was also injured by a falling tree in Thames.

March 1981 Northland Flooding: Extreme rainfall caused heavy flooding in the Kerikeri area. Houses were damaged and one person was killed.

June-July 1979 Upper North Island Flooding: Heavy rain brought flooding and slips to Northland and Auckland. A boy was killed in Northland when his car plunged into a flooded river, and an Auckland woman was injured by a piece of floating debris. A 42 year old man drowned after his boat capsized in heavy seas near Whangarei.

July 1978 North Island Storm: A storm brought high winds, flooding and high seas to Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Manawatu-Wanganui. A man was drowned in the sea in Northland. High winds and seas caused significant property damage in the eastern Waikato.

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