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May 1948 North Island Storm
Three days of heavy rain, combined with high winds, brought one of the heaviest floods in Gisborne's history. There were also damaging floods in northern Hawke's Bay and some flooding in the Bay of Plenty.
June 1947 Wellington and Manawatu-Wanganui Flooding
There was extensive flooding in the Wairarapa which resulted in heavy stock losses and one casualty.
October 1946 Lower South Island Flooding
Heavy rain and sudden thaw of snow caused flooding in Otago and Southland
September 1943 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Flooding
Heavy rain over three days brought flooding to Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
February 1940 South Island Flooding 1
Record rainfalls caused flooding in Invercargill and its surrounds and there was also flooding in Marlborough.
January 1939 Southland Storm
Storm caused flooding and wind damage over areas in Southland
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 1937 Southland Flooding
Two days of light but persistent rain caused flooding in Gore and Wyndham resulting in one casualty.
February 1936 North Island Ex-tropical Cyclone
An ex-tropical cyclone brought high winds, heavy rain, flooding and rough seas to the whole North Island and Marlborough, which caused widespread damage. There were casualties at Kaitaia, near Thames, at New Plymouth, at Palmerston North, at Masterton, in the Tararua Range and at Tinui.
January 1936 Northland Flooding
June 1935 Southland Flooding
Heavy rain and melting snow cause flooding in Southland and Otago
February 1935 New Zealand Flooding
Days of heavy rain brought flooding and slips to many parts of New Zealand. Northland, Taranaki and the West Coast were the worst hit, with extensive damage done. One man was drowned in Northland.
December 1934 Northland Flooding
Extensive flooding occurred throughout Northland after heavy rain. There were phenomenal rainfalls in Kaikohe and one man was drowned in the Wairoa River at Tangiteroria.
July 1934 Upper North Island Storm
Heavy rain brought flooding to Northland, Auckland and the Waikato. Electrical storms were experienced over Auckland and Waikato.
June 1934 Upper North Island Flooding
Flooding caused damage in the upper North Island. There were two casualties in the Waikato.
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.
May 1929 North Island Storm
A storm brought heavy rain, flooding, gales and heavy seas to much of the North Island.
May 1928 Northland Flooding
December 1926 Upper North Island Flooding
Heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding north of Auckland, Waikato areas in December 1926.
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