List of natural disasters in New Zealand

This list of natural disasters in New Zealand documents notable natural disasters and epidemics that have occurred in New Zealand since 1843. Of these natural disasters, the 1918 flu pandemic resulted in the highest loss of life.

Notable natural disasters

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Earthquake
Flooding
Health Crisis
Landslide
Tsunami
Volcanic
Weather
Wildfire
DateEventFatalitiesLocationRegionDamage (2015 NZD)NotesMore Information
1843Earthquake2WanganuiManawatuM 7+1843 Wanganui earthquake
1846Landslide60Lake TaupoWaikatoWorst landslide in New Zealand History[1]
1848Earthquake3BlenhiemMarlboroughM 7.51848 Marlborough earthquake
1855Earthquake9WairarapaWellingtonM 8.31855 Wairarapa earthquake
1855TsunamiCook StraitCook StraitMaximum wave heights of 11m[2]
1858Flooding14Hutt valleyWellington
1863Flooding200Central OtagoOtagoFloods and snowstorm
1868Tsunami1New ZealandChileMaximum wave heights of 7m[3]
1877TsunamiNew ZealandChileMaximum wave heights of 3m[4]
1886Volcanic153Mount TaraweraBay of PlentyDeath toll ranges from 108 - 153 depending on source
1897Flooding12CliveHawke's Bay
1901Earthquake1CheviotCanterburyM 6.81901 Cheviot earthquake
1904Landslide8BrunnerWest Coast[5]
1914Landslide1NgatapaGisborne[6]
1914Volcanic10White IslandBay of PlentyLahar
1918Wildfire3RaetihiManawatuRaetihi Forest Fire
1918Health Crisis8,600New ZealandNew ZealandInfluenza virus struck between October and December 1918[7]
1923Landslide17TaumaranuiManawatuLandslide hit Auckland to Wellington express train near Taumaranui, killing 17 and injuring 30[1]
1923Landslide2Little RiverCanterbury[8]
1924Flooding1KaiwakaHawke's Bay[9]
1924Landslide1NapierHawke's BaySlip happened on Shakespeare Rd.[9]
1924TsunamiChatham IslandsUnknownMaximum wave heights of 6m[10]
1929Earthquake17MurchisonTasmanM 7.81929 Murchison earthquake
1931Earthquake256Napier/HastingsHawke's BayOfficial death toll of 256, reported death toll of 258. M 7.81931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
1934Earthquake2PahiatuaManawatuM 7.21934 Pahiatua earthquake
1938Flooding21KopuawharaHawke's BayKopuawhara flash flood of 1938
1942Earthquake1WairarapaWellingtonM 6.8
1942Weather1KaitaiaNorthlandTornado[11]
1947TsunamiEast CoastGisborneMaximum wave heights of 10m. 25 March[12]
1947TsunamiEast CoastGisborneMaximum wave heights of 5m. 17 May[12]
1948Weather3HamiltonWaikatoTornado[13]
1953Volcanic151TangiwaiManawatuLahar destroyed rail bridge, sending train into riverTangiwai disaster
1953Weather1AucklandAucklandTornado[14]
1960TsunamiNew ZealandChileMaximum wave heights of 4.5m[15]
1968Earthquake3InangahuaWest CoastM 7.11968 Inangahua earthquake
1968Weather53North IslandNorth IslandCycloneCyclone Giselle
1973Weather1OpunakeTaranakiTornado[16]
1980Weather1AucklandAucklandTornado[14]
1985Landslide3Te ArohaWaikato[17]
1987Earthquake1EdgecumbeBay of Plenty$300,000,000[18]M 6.31987 Edgecumbe earthquake
1988Weather3East Coast of North IslandNorth Island$229,000,000CycloneCyclone Bola
1991Weather1AucklandAucklandTornado[19]
2003TsunamiFiordlandSouthlandMaximum wave heights of 5m[20]
2004Landslide2OwiraBay of Plenty[21]
2004Weather2WaitaraTaranakiTornado[13]
2007Earthquake1GisborneGisborne$50,000,000[22]M 6.72007 Gisborne earthquake
2009Health Crisis19New ZealandNew ZealandSwine flu infects 3,175 people and results in 19 deaths2009 flu pandemic in New Zealand
2011Earthquake185ChristchurchCanterbury$42,000,000,000M 6.32011 Christchurch earthquake
2011Weather1AucklandAuckland$6,300,000Tornado[13]
2011Earthquake1ChristchurchCanterburyM 6.4June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
2012Weather3AucklandAucklandTornado[23]
2013Landslide2Haast PassWest Coast[24]
2014Flooding2NorthlandNorth Island
2015Flooding1PetoneWellington[25]
2016Health Crisis3Havelock NorthHawke's Bay$21,000,000[26]Campylobacter infects 5,200 people and results in 3 deaths

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2016Earthquake2KaikouraCanterbury$2,030,000,000[28]M 7.82016 Kaikoura earthquake
2017Wildfire1Port HillsCanterbury2017 Port Hills fires
2017FloodingEdgecumbeBay of Plenty2016–17 South Pacific cyclone season
2018WeatherNew ZealandNew Zealand$1,000,000[29]Cyclone Fehi
2018WeatherNew ZealandNew ZealandCyclone Gita, ongoing event.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "5. Notable New Zealand landslides – Landslides – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 1979-08-08. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Wairarapa tsunami, 23 January 1855 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Peru-Chile tsunami, 15 August 1868 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Northern Chile tsunami, 11 May 1877 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ↑ "May 1904 Manawatu-Wanganui and West Coast Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  6. ↑ "May 1914 North Island Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Epidemic | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  8. ↑ "January 1923 Canterbury and Tasman-Nelson Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  9. 1 2 "March 1924 Hawke's Bay Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  10. ↑ "Chatham Islands tsunami, 19 July 1924 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1924-07-19. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  11. ↑ "August 1942 New Zealand High Winds - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  12. 1 2 "Gisborne tsunami, 25 March and 17 May 1947 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  13. 1 2 3 "Tornadoes in New Zealand - FAQs". NIWA.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  14. 1 2 "New Zealand Historic Weather Events Catalog". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  15. ↑ "Chile tsunami, 23 May 1960 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 1960-05-23. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  16. ↑ "April 1973 Taranaki Tornado - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  17. ↑ "February 1985 Auckland and Waikato Flooding - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  18. ↑ https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/edgecumbe-earthquake/
  19. ↑ "June 1991 Auckland Tornado - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  20. ↑ "Fiordland tsunami, 22 August 2003 - Tsunami - GeoNet". Info.geonet.org.nz. 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  21. ↑ "July 2004 Bay of Plenty Flooding and Landslides - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  22. ↑ http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3145905-135/our-quake-10-years-on
  23. ↑ "Auckland tornado kills 3, hits 150 homes". Stuff.co.nz. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  24. ↑ "September 2013 New Zealand Storm - HWE". Hwe.niwa.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  25. ↑
  26. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11927481
  27. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/83847374/havelock-north-water-crisis-expected-to-cost-hastings-district-council-710000
  28. ↑ https://www.reinsurancene.ws/kaikoura-earthquake-claims-costs-nz-2-billion/
  29. ↑ http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/02/nelson-cyclone-fehi-clean-up-to-cost-millions.html
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