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New Zealand’s number one hazard

Annual cost of New Zealand floods, 1976–2004

Annual cost of New Zealand floods, 1976–2004

The Rakaia River

The Rakaia River

Crossing the Waimakariri River

Crossing the Waimakariri River

Whakatāne, 2004

Whakatāne, 2004

Rainfall across the Southern Alps (1st of 2)

Rainfall across the Southern Alps (1st of 2)

Debris from a flash flood

Debris from a flash flood

19th-century floods

Early Hutt River flood (1st of 2)

Early Hutt River flood (1st of 2)

Little George Street, Wellington

Little George Street, Wellington

Blenheim market place, 1890s

Blenheim market place, 1890s

Gold-mining village, Clutha River

Gold-mining village, Clutha River

Queenstown floods (1st of 2)

Queenstown floods (1st of 2)

The Kōpuawhara flash flood, 1938

Kōpuawhara No. 4 camp

Kōpuawhara No. 4 camp

No. 4 camp after the flood

No. 4 camp after the flood

The Kōpuawhara memorial

The Kōpuawhara memorial

Southland floods and Cyclone Bola

Reporting the disaster

Reporting the disaster

Collecting relief funds

Collecting relief funds

Cyclone Bola

Cyclone Bola

Bridge washout after Cyclone Bola

Bridge washout after Cyclone Bola

Disaster relief costs for Cyclone Bola

Disaster relief costs for Cyclone Bola

Fire hoses on the fairway

Fire hoses on the fairway

2004 floods

Pohangina River in flood

Pohangina River in flood

Loss of a house

Loss of a house

Silt-covered farmland (1st of 2)

Silt-covered farmland (1st of 2)

Bay of Plenty floods

Bay of Plenty floods

Zac the cat

Zac the cat

Flood control

Greymouth: a town on a river (1st of 2)

Greymouth: a town on a river (1st of 2)

Boulder Stream in flood

Boulder Stream in flood

Lance McCaskill

Lance McCaskill

Stopbanks

Stopbanks

Broken stopbank, Whirikino

Broken stopbank, Whirikino

Dredging, Ōhinemuri River

Dredging, Ōhinemuri River

Waimakariri River breaks its banks, 1926

Waimakariri River breaks its banks, 1926

River monitoring and flood warnings

<em>Footrot flats</em>

Footrot flats

Planning for flood-prone areas

Planning for flood-prone areas

Rocks for river control

Rocks for river control

Artificial rocks

Artificial rocks



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