Two people died - one in Northland and another in Thames. It caused significant damage and a Civil Defense Emergency was declared in some areas, Surf life guards rescued nine motorists trapped in three cars in Pauanui, getting them to safety in inflatable boats. There was major road damage, power cuts and flooding. It brought with it heavy rains, flooding, landslides and high winds and caused havoc to hundreds of holiday makers who had to seek shelter in Civil Defence centres. Photo / NZ Heraldįorming in the Solomon Islands, on 28 February, Cyclone Fergus travelled across the Pacific in a loop before heading south towards New Zealand, hitting the North Island on 30 December. 10 people lost their lives.ġ996 file photo - Workers inspect the remains of the section of State Highway 1 on the Brynderwyn Hills that was closed after a slip following Cyclone Fergus. In Auckland, 40 boats were sunk or driven ashore. There was flash flooding and thousands of cattle and sheep were drowned. Buildings were destroyed from Picton to Kaitaia, footpaths were ripped up, thousands of trees were brought down, power was lost and roads and railway lines were cut in hundreds of places. It brought with it heavy rains, causing every major river in the North Island to flood. Largely forgotten, this storm began as a tropical cyclone that on January 28, south of the Solomon Islands before traveling southeast and meeting a cold front, intensifying and hitting the North Island on February 1.
With Cyclone Lusi expected to hit tomorrow morning, we look back on eight powerful storms that caused loss of life, destruction and millions of dollars' worth of damage. Storms originating from the tropics are most likely to hit at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and New Zealand has had its fair share over the years. Shirley Harris with her demolished bach caused by Cyclone Wilma in Onetangi on Waiheke Island.
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