Story: Floods All images & media From page 1 – New Zealand’s number one hazard Annual cost of New Zealand floods, 1976–2004 The Rakaia River Crossing the Waimakariri River Whakatāne, 2004 Rainfall across the Southern Alps (1st of 2) New Zealand mean annual rainfall, 1971–2000 (2nd of 2) Debris from a flash flood From page 2 – 19th-century floods Early Hutt River flood (1st of 2) Damage to the Aglionby Arms (2nd of 2) Little George Street, Wellington Blenheim market place, 1890s Gold-mining village, Clutha River Queenstown floods (1st of 2) Rees Street (2nd of 2) From page 3 – The Kōpuawhara flash flood, 1938 Kōpuawhara No. 4 camp No. 4 camp after the flood The Kōpuawhara memorial From page 4 – Southland floods and Cyclone Bola Reporting the disaster Collecting relief funds Cyclone Bola Bridge washout after Cyclone Bola Disaster relief costs for Cyclone Bola Fire hoses on the fairway From page 5 – 2004 floods Pohangina River in flood Loss of a house Silt-covered farmland (1st of 2) Silt layers (2nd of 2) Bay of Plenty floods Zac the cat From page 6 – Flood control Greymouth: a town on a river (1st of 2) Greymouth, 1968 (2nd of 2) Boulder Stream in flood Lance McCaskill Stopbanks Broken stopbank, Whirikino Dredging, Ōhinemuri River Waimakariri River breaks its banks, 1926 From page 7 – River monitoring and flood warnings Footrot flats Planning for flood-prone areas Rocks for river control Artificial rocks
