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.

August 1974 Hawke's Bay Heavy Seas: There was a coastal storm and heavy seas battering the East Coast. A Civil Defence Emergency was declared in Clive, Haumoana and Te Awanga in Hawke's Bay.