Story: Floods
Page 9. All images & media
From page 1 - New Zealand’s number one hazard
![Video: OC-F33504 [1941 FLOOD - WANGANUI]](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/oembed_thumbnails/2025-04/7XsAbuvxtOpUwemvtkjtO7e84S3uU9OUwDa38x-T17k.jpg?itok=hZzLBf6g)
From page 2 - 19th-century floods
From page 3 - The Kōpuawhara flash flood, 1938
From page 4 - Southland floods and Cyclone Bola
From page 5 - 21st century floods
From page 6 - Flood control
From page 7 - River monitoring and flood warnings
How to cite this page
Eileen McSaveney, Floods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/12123/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2024.