Wildfire – Otago
Lawrence scrub fire
Start
11 Sep 1971
Finish
11 Sep 1971
Fire threatened homes
Floods – Hawke's Bay
Wairoa flooding
Start
04 May 1971
Finish
04 May 1971
Floods – Taranaki
New Plymouth flooding
Start
24 Feb 1971
Finish
25 Feb 1971
EQC claims totalled $17.5m (1994)
Wildfire – Marlborough
Waikawa fire
Start
10 Feb 1971
Finish
16 Feb 1971
Waikawa fire
Severe weather – Manawatū - Whanganui
Dannevirke high winds
Start
24 Sep 1970
Finish
24 Sep 1970
(Declaration lasted 2 hours). 22 houses damaged
Floods – Nelson - Tasman
Nelson flooding
Start
29 Aug 1970
Finish
01 Sep 1970
2 deaths. Several families evacuated.
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Whakatane flooding
Start
14 Aug 1970
Finish
18 Aug 1970
Several families evacuated
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Whakatane flooding
Start
04 Jun 1970
Finish
07 Jun 1970
Whakatane flooding
Floods – Bay of Plenty
Opotiki flooding and power failure
Start
01 Jul 1968
Finish
01 Jul 1968
Opotiki flooding and power failure
Earthquakes – West Coast
Buller combined earthquake
Start
24 May 1968
Finish
30 May 1968
Buller combined earthquake