- 2 cars
- 2 holiday cottages
- annex
- area in vicinity of house back patio
- basement
- basement
- basement
- basement fountain
- basement under house
- basement, laundry, garage, storage
- car port
- carport & workshops
- conservatory
- conservatory
- dog kennels
- dog kennels (8 puppies drowned)
- drive way
- driveway
- "erosion to land removal of fences"
- fences
- fences
- fences - 3 sides
- fences washed out
- flat (but not house)
- flooded basement
- front porch
- full basement
- Garden pots & gnomes
- horse float
- hotel ground floor-50cm
- house truck
- laundry, store room under house
- Motor mower, home brew
- my tourist attraction-Waiau Waterworks
- outside garage
- paint damage outside house; lost back fence
- retaining wall
- rumpus/laundry/foyer/bedroom all below in basement
- side & back of section slipped
- Sleep out
- sleepout
- small slip 20m from house
- spa room
- under house
- underneath house
- Ute Rodeo
- van
- vintage motor cycle
- Washouts-tracks & fencing
- water pumps
| Estimate of the total amount paid out (if any) by insurance company(s) for "other" categories | Value |
|---|---|
| All the above | $16,000 |
| back fence, paint for house | $900 |
| bridge & structure | $1,500 |
| can't remember | |
| car | |
| fence | |
| fence | $800 |
| Fence and 8 mtr land $5000 | |
| fences | $1,700 |
| fences | $600 |
| fences, gates driveway metal | $500 |
| fencing | $2,500 |
| Fencing | $1,100 |
| fencing, retaining wall |
$18,000 |
| garden shed | $200 |
| letterbox | $72 |
| machinery; EQC | $866; $4175 |
| motor mower | $600 |
| mower | $700 |
| outbuildings; driveway | $500 |
| repair to fence | |
| retaining wall | $1,000 |
| septic tanks & water | $900 |
| spa pump |
$1,000 |
| tools in workshop | $6,000 |
| tools, mowers | $11,500 |
| total $21,460 |
| Estimate of total cost of household's expenditure not covered by insurance for "other" category | Value |
|---|---|
| $2000 all up | |
| accommodation | $ 1,000 |
| build retaining wall, removal of silt/debris | |
| cleaning water tank;waterblasting drive etc | $ 800 |
| cleanup - garden replacement | $ 2,500 |
| digger/protection works | $ 5,000 |
| drainage | $ 200 |
| driveway | $ 500 |
| driveway metal | $ 60 |
| driveway; gardens; culvert | $ 1,500 |
| drying/power | $ 500 |
| fences | |
| fences, culver, tidy up | $ 2,000 |
| fences, gates, roadways, drains, culverts, land | $ 15,000 |
| fencing | $ 500 |
| Fencing | $ 3,000 |
| firewood supply, coal | $ 100 |
| floor sanded & polished | $ 2,500 |
| for access roading + clear up of lifestyle block | $ 13,000 |
| freezer food-no power | $ 100 |
| Frig & Dryer | $ 1,200 |
| garden plants | |
| garden shrubs, fish pond | $ 280 |
| garden work | $ 300 |
| Garden, replace certificates-birth,death etc | $ 150 |
| gardens | $ 200 |
| heater to dry out basement | $ 250 |
| hire trailer | |
| lifting house | $ 15,000 |
| loss of rent | $ 1,760 |
| Metal for driveway 1 km | $ 600 |
| native tree nursery | $ 1,500 |
| new pump | $ 1,000 |
| plants | |
| plants, trees, fences | $ 5,000 |
| private access road; culverts | $ 5,000 |
| property reinstatement | $ 250 |
| raise house | $ 25,000 |
| raised house | $ 3,000 |
| raising house | 2m |
| raising house | $ 22,542 |
| re paint | $ 1,000 |
| reinstate fencing | $ 2,500 |
| reinstatement of stream bank, plants | $ 15,600 |
| removal of silt from section | $ 175 |
| rent | $ 57,600 |
| retaining wall | $ 100 |
| retaining wall | $ 700 |
| securing laundry & flood door | $ 600 |
| shrubs, bark garden | $ 150 |
| storage household goods | $ 6,000 |
| T.V ariel blown down | $ 50 |
| trees | $ 250 |
| Trees and plants | |
| wallpaper & paint | |
| Washing maching; freezer; toys; plants | $ 4,000 |
| water supply | $ 50 |
| what price do you put on garden replacment |
- A weather "bomb" was a completely unknown term and meant very little to us. Also where it was going to happen and when was very vague.
- Already had drains covered so thought we were at last safe from surface floods
- as in question 13
- As we are on a rise above flat water level, and above river height I did not consider it necessary to take precautions
- At the time was travelling, Dargaville to Kerikeri. Had to avoid floods plus railway was out at Tirau. The weather bomb, so called is not unusual. Seems to happen about every 7 years in local areas
- Away in Australia
- Because the property ha not been flooded for at least 100 yrs we felt reasonably secure
- blocked entrance to basement
- Brought outside things in under cover and into garage. Lifted some things up in garage but not all
- But it wasn't for our area it was for up "North"
- Check drain, lifted goods off floor, shifted car to higher ground
- Check drains ok
- check property
- Check with neighbours to keep watch on vacant property
- Checked drains, gutters etc for debris. Ensured loose items around section secured or put away."
- Checked pets. Emergency cooking, heating.
- Checked road cesspit grates and stormwater outlets
- clean drains around the property
- clearing drain inlets
- Considered none required
- did nothing different
- Didn't think we would be flooded
- Drinking water, torches, gas cooker, battery radio, candles
- ensure gutterings and catchpits clear
- Every precaution there was but it still didn't stop anything happening
- Filled bath with water. Got torches and candles ready. Checked animals outside
- Further to 18 above, 1) during June 02 we had 377mls of rain. The highest dailt total was on the 1st 53, 19th 55, 20th 115 and 28th 55mils. 2) Could the MetService consider dropping the Beaufort Scale as an indicator of wind speeds. Admiral Beaufort was a contemporary of Lord Nelson and I am sure that his scale is meaningless to most NZers outside the MetService. A simple speed measurement in mph or even knots would be better
- got candels & torches out in readiness for possible power failure
- "Had fresh water in containers, candles and matches, batteries for radio. Tinned food.
- Picked up children from school early."
- Had my civil defence bag packed, candles handy, car up to higher ground, new batteries in torch, kept cat inside. Informed all our neighbours of the warning, kept checking creek level
- Had staff monitor water level
- I don't consider the Metservice reliable. However having spent all our lives on the peninsular the so called weather bomb was not unexpected. Most of the floods happen over summer re 1981 etc
- I have a metre - 5 flood gates & fence & sand of bags keep in cupboard for all doors. All useless if noone at home when flood happens, or late at night or early morning when household asleep
- If I had might have checked spouting wasn't blocke
- irreplaceable items off floor
- Just andles in case of power cut
- Just general overview to make sure everything was in correct order
- just made sure drains were clear
- Keep away from the peninsula unless absolutely necessary
- Lifted all articles in the garage including pressure pump & motor to a safe position. Very difficult as electric power was off
- Lifted furniture, garage equipment (freezer etc)
- Lifted goods in outer sheds
- Lifted up spoileable items in 4 outbuildings moved vehicles to higher ground
- Make sure drains are clear & nothing flying around like tins etc
- moved non fixed items to high ground
- moved stock
- Moved the car to higher ground. As I was involved in warning the rest of the community of the impending disaster I didn't have time to take any other precautions
- Moved vehicles, got out emergency kit
- Never thought it would be so high
- No - more worried about the high winds than the water
- No - northern side of Putaruru on raised terrain with good run off
- no - not considered as a danger
- No - our property is a holiday home on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula and so far has not had an issue with flooding
- No - the house is new and elevated
- No - we didn't know what it meant or that the river would be blocked and so high
- No - we get so many warnings & had never been flooded before this
- No - We have had heavy rain warnings before - that never eventuated - but flooding also goes with the territory we live in
- no - we live on a hill and drains are kept clear
- No - we were in Napier during period of water bomb
- No & we only flooded due to major slips causing a dam action when released our small drain was only half fill the water came across propertys to our house hit the road which is higher than our section then back ponded into our basement, spare bedroom toilet wash house outer buildings
- No action would have prevented the water coming through our home
- No actions taken. Our house is on top of a hill, not prone to flood
- No as I was living alone and over 80 yrs
- No as not in flood zone
- No as we did not think it would come here, but only in Coromandel
- No as we have built up our section
- No as we often get heavy rain warnings. The power went off & the wall of water was everywhere so quick no system could notify people unless there was a local siren. I tried going round some neighbours but it is hopeless in the middle of the night. They won't respond
- No because household located on hillside
- No because my house is approx 200 meters from the creek, so I didn't think it would reach this far
- No because the flooding came from a creek that was supposed to have been deepened after the last flood
- No because we only watched the sea as the creek was half block away & we had no warning whatsoever locally
- No didn't realize it would be such a bad flood. What could be done? You can't pick up your garage etc and take them away
- No for house. Yes for work in rail road. Flooding could affect where working.
- No I was away from home
- No I was away from home
- No idea we would be flooded
- No in residence only 3 months. Didn't know what to expect
- No more than usually. We ensure culverts are open, water supply intakes are out of the creek etc, stock safe
- no need to, out of danger
- no not necessary
- No other than checking torches etc
- no other than making sure the section was clear of litter
- "no particular need perceived. The damage resulted from overland flow down a neighbours driveway from other land on the other side of the road. There was nadequate road storm water control. The council has finally done some work to rectify that situation? 2 rear jumps were placed in the road channel."
- No planned to stay at home
- No reason. We live on the Thames Coast - weather reports are given for Coromandel which is 2 totally different areas
- No special actions, never experienced flooding while living at this address
- No the warning had been forecast for at least 24 hours. Our power went out early evening (6.30pm?) and we set up a few safety things then - candles, checked food, water, battoned down things outside
- no this is a holiday home
- No we have never been flooded before and never imagined that we would
- No we live in a pole house well away from the creek
- No we live in Hamilton. This is a beach holiday cottage
- No we often have heavy rain warnings, we would usually keep a check on the level of the creeks, but this was totally unexpected and the flood hit in the middle of the night
- no, checked with "local" neighbours shortly after
- No, do not reside there - holiday cottage only
- No, everything normal. Blockage further up river caused the wave of water. Authorities been warned numerous times about blockages. Trees in creek but never cleared out
- no, have spent considerable capital ($70,000) to safe guard our property
- No, my lawn gets flooded. Never the house. The area I live in is not flood prone
- no, never been flooded
- No, never thought it would reach me. But was up all night & know something was going to happen, like flooding
- no, residence is built above sandy surface which drains surplus water quite quickly
- No, we live away from the property & could not get through the roads till after the event. Water was within 1inch of the floor boards. Damage was to the garden & the building needed water blasting to clear as did paths & driveway to remove silt
- No, we were in Rotorua until that afternoon
- none
- none
- None really, not in an area that normally floods. Kept close eye on weather updates and local conditions
- none required
- not at house
- not necessary
- not really
- Not really as we had no idea that the river could come up like that
- nothing - we are in Auckland
- nothing special as had not been flooded before
- Nothing to be done
- No-we are at least 12 feet above water level in the adjoining creek. All we need to do is turn off our water pump as the water always becomes muddy during prolonged rain
- Opadded under front doo
- Organised a 'rescue box' with essentials needed for evacuation and/or power cuts
- out of town
- Out of town at time
- owner/occupier away on holiday at time of weather bomb
- Picked my child up from school early as the school rang me & asked me to do this. Made sure our cat was inside. Checked we had supplies and gas in the bbq
- Picking up valuables off floor of shed and putting on shelves, tables
- place boards on doors to underhouse. Checked warnings on computer. Power out at 9pm so unable to get updated situation from computer & lack of power made inspection of property difficult
- Prayed. Shifted vulnerable gear
- prepare to be evacuated
- Prepared for possible evacuation, gathered clothes, medications etc
- property only holiday home
- Put as much as we coul on higher places on tables etc
- Put everything inside, closed all wimdows, checked gutters and drains
- Put fridge & equipment up in shed
- Put new batteries in radio. Checked torches, candles etc. Prepared cat cage
- Put water in buckets & pots etc. Got torches & candles out ready
- remove items from lower level
- Removed all gear around property, tied boat to carport, put my animal up onto back deck, parked vehicles up the road
- Removed car from garage. Flooding was caused by adjacent pump having no power & EW had no auxilary pump despite repeated requests from householders in case same thing like bomb happened. NB June 03 still no auxilary fitted
- Removed my car upto the bank corner in Coromandel. When water reached my car hubcaps & left over night till safe to bring home after both floods April 03 & June 02
- Removed vehicles to other locations. Resituated pot plants, bbq etc to higher locations. Generally shifted any items of value to higher locations
- removing & safe guarding outdoor furniture & itemd. Minimizing outdoor wind damage
- river watech, cleaned drains
- slept upstairs
- Stayed up that night to monitor situation but the speed with which the flood water rose took everyone by surprise. The fact that there was a power black out merely added to the magnitude of the problem
- taped windows
- The house is too high off the ground to flood. As we had just shifted into our home excess items were put in the garage. We were doing alterations to the house so extra items put in garage
- There is little one can do apart from move vehicles to higher ground - which was done both times in 2003. Items of furniture & laundry electronics lifted onto 100x50 blocks of wood
- They are wrong so often. A typical example is predicting heavy rain etc and have blue skys all day. There reports are a waste of time with the current data they work with
- Tied things down where possible. Put things (outside furniture etc) into garage & basement
- To far away from house. Contacted son who was on site. No problems
- took car and parked it on hiher ground up the road
- Took Jim Hickeys advice on TV One & made usual precautions. Water tanks filled , no tools etc were left exposed to flooding
- torches ready for power being cut
- wasn't necessary
- We checked drains, shifted farm gear to higher ground, shifted stock to safety
- We closed off the basement, got the car out to higher ground, got valuable contents up from the basement
- We don't live there all the time
- We get heavy rain warnings here on a monthly basis. 15-20mm per hour of rain triggers warning. This flood saw over 200mm fall in an hour. This was a hugh flood. Bigger than 1985 flood, cyclones Bola, Fergus & Drena
- We haven't flooded before during heavy rain warnings
- We knew there was a heavy rain warning but not to that extent
- we live on a high hill away from the river
- We took no special action as we were not warned the 'weather bomb' would be any threat - we just thought we would have heavy rain. No way did we realise how much & what impact it would have
- We were at our Auckland home
- we were away from town and travelling back
- We were doing building work at the time-builders leaving sections of our roof poorly covered caused the flooding-even though we had especially asked to be well protected due to warnings
- We were in Auckland and unable to respond
- We were too far away
- Weather warning was for Thames, Coromandel area, from memory Putaruru was not mentioned
- "Woken by heavy rain and saw our flooding. It was a one/off situation where the bark from our bark garden floated and blocked the down pipe. We have since contained the bank."
- Yes cleared all drains and culvets
- Yes we made sure first aid kit was stocked, bottles some water, bought ne batteries for radio & torch
- Yes, came home early from Thames
- Yes, cleared drains and culverts
- yes, ensure everyone home, animals safe, spouting etc cleaned out
- Yes, however I was not in the area at the time
- Yes, put 'floodboards' at entrances to basement. Put equipment up high in basement & garage. Obtained fresh water & stored. Checked we had civil defence procedures in place
- Yes, removed everything from back sunporch due to the roof not being the best
- Yes, staying awake to check river
- Yes, to make sure livestock was above flood level
- Yes, took cows off paddocks
- Yes, we moved as much from the garage floor as we could before flood waters hit. We had only been living in the area for 2 months & were not aware of the level of risks & had not been able to get to know neighbours before the event. No-one came to our house & told us to move our cars to higher ground even though they had moved their own cars
- yes. Checked gates closed but returned to work & gates open at time of flood
- Yes-made sure all windows & doors were closed securely. That nothing was lying around outside that could have blown away. Have experienced cyclones so had drinking water, torches, candles available. Have plenty of food supplies
- Added further drainage to property to channel water away
- Additional strengthening to rebuilt retaining wall
- All downstairs doors get boarded up. Remove vehicles to higher ground. Keep water, camp cooker etc. Have portable toilet
- Am a lot more aware of weather forecasts
- answered this questionaire
- As a group of affected people we asked many questions of the local council & Environment Waikato. They all ran for cover
- At our own cost, we are building a flood protection wall between the stream & our house, on our property (Rural area behind village)
- At work - shifted all expensive utilities, storage & plant parking up higher - alert/call staff when flooding pending
- Atteb=nded meetings, dig new drains, considered moving. Stopped using basement
- "Attended a meeting and written a letter in support of proposed flood
- management scheme - TC DC + Environment Waikato"
- attended local meetings
- Attended meetings on flood control
- Attended meetings to discuss options for engineering projects to reduce risk of future flooding
- Because my neighbours above me, deliberately channeled the water into our property causing the property damage. I have banked soil up to ensure it never happens again
- Being a Marae community where two & possibly a third dwelling being directly affected. Arranged a meeting with the District and Regional Council
- Belong to Civil Defence. Warden for our street
- bought a higher car
- bought taller gumboots and rainwear
- Brought laundry upstairs, secureda protection door over glass doors downstairs, put platforms up for storing goods
- building a solid wall on the flood side of our property
- Built a new house above flood level. Raised section and put a concrete block wall all the way around
- Built flood gates. Rung council re ponding area not working
- bulit retaining walls
- candles in the house, gas bottle full, radio batteries available
- can't do any more
- changed position of clothes line. Reduced amount stored in basement. Less garden in flood prone area
- cheked storm drain is kept clear of leaves & taken down a large tree that was to close to buildings
- cleaned the town storm water drain running alongside the property
- Clear the tennis club next doors drains as they were the main cause of our flood.
- Cleared trees and gardens to open up unopposed flow path on the section. Sealed garage corners & basement blocks on house
- closed, bricked off garage with a solid wall - made into a room
- "Contacted S.W. D.C. and neighbour behind who filled in the national
- storm drain (or turned a blind eye) and lawyer re how to correct the situation."
- discussed with council to lower the road or increase culvert size under the road to prevent back ponding
- Done because my residence is on high ground with no possibility of being flooded or eroded
- Done extra drainage, was always going to do it but worked in well with wall repairs
- Don't keep so many
- Drain at rear of property has been cleared and restructured - work carried out by District Council
- Entered into written correspondence with the South Waikato District Council to get them to sort out flood protection issues (still going)
- Erect a strong light that shines on the stream so the other neighbours can see
- Flood boards on gates & infront of flat external door & garage door
- flood gates at ready for under house
- For this area it was a one off due to council ignoring the disgusting conditions of open drains
- Got a spare battery for my cell phone
- Got to know neighbours. Been to flood meetings, became vigilant about weather forecasts
- Had an engineer prepare at my cost an improved storm water system for my property ($800). Cost of works approx $8,000
- Had batch repained and new floor covering in affected rooms. Bought new bedding for flooded room. Septic tank cleared out
- Had meetings & discussion with council re culvert sizes & drainage - very little has been listened to by Sth Waikato DC or Waikato RC
- Have a fence at the back where flood came through
- Have been to council about drain. Drain has been dug deeper, not sure this will make a difference as I feel pipes further down are to small and will cause back build up which could cause flooding for me again
- Have installed 120m of rock buttressing to protect property from erosion from Pohua Stream
- Have s---- big floods before - design/build/ Live in the knowledge that it will happen again
- I can't think of anything except lifting rugs etc from the floor or moving house
- I cannot get flood or storm cover insurance
- I have a sealed container for workshed & tools. In house most electrical & important things are higher than the last flood
- I have asked council to clean out culvet across the road
- I have asked questions and hope the council are more prepared to alert people to the problem
- I have had to get counselling for my daughter who has nightmares when it rains & is windy
- "Improved guttering and storm water. Improved roofing (sheds)
- security"
- In another heavy rain warning I would move my car and empty my garage
- increase culvert size, undermining of road from creek
- "Installed webcam to monitor the river level. Contacted Environment Waikato to seek advice about minimizing erosion"
- Insurance, tents, wet weather gear, fresh water stored, radio, medical kits
- It did not hit the East Coast (Whitianga) as badly
- joined civil defence
- keep gutters cleared
- Keep hammering council to put in larger pipes & to strat at the outlet end not at the town end
- keep things off floor in garage
- Kept the banks of creek cleared & free of trees etc
- Laid a drain from our old soakholes to council drain
- Lifted and removed things of value from lower levels
- Lifted freezer up. Lifted gear up off garage floor
- lifted household appliances above the level of last flood
- Lifted items like pots etc off garage floor. Ensure gumboots kept handy
- "Looking at ways to protect the creek bank on our side from erosion during big floods. E.g. gabions"
- Make sure drains ok
- Make sure I keep supplies of fresh water handy & candles, torches & food supplies
- meetings with affected farmers and council
- More aware and more prepared to take action earlier if warned
- Moved all living areas upstairs doing away with spare bedroom & downstairs laundry
- moved garage to higher level on the property
- moved house
- Moved personal possessions to higher ground
- My care giver watches out for me
- My house is on high ground & not at no risk of flooding , only my section, but I am concerned for other people & property in the community
- my household wasn't physically affected
- My neighbour is Carter Holt Harvey. Have asked them to keep their stormwater pipes clear
- Myself & others tried to stop Transit lifting the level of our road to no avail & the cause of our flooding
- never been flooded
- new ranchsliders with better seals. New segmentised rollwer door. Rubber water seals under & around internal doors in basement area
- Nil this section is below road level. Short of raising the house, there is little we can do
- no more building in winter
- None. Intend to make a deeper drain in front of the basement
- Nothing we do council does not want to know us they want our rates only
- Numerous approaches to TCDC re the illegal raising of the Patikirikiri Reserve which was the natural flood overflow plain
- Once again no precautions necessary, the whole valley would need to flood to get our property
- Plans in place to raise car parking area and garage over time
- Prepared a hydrological report on the Pohue Creek catchment & am available for consultation wuth other catchment groups give some funding. I have worked enough for nought
- Purchased power inverter (230v). Regularly inspect drainage on property. Stocked more tined food.
- Put in larger pipe below drive, put in culvert, have reshaped drive, put in large cesspit for drain
- raised appliances, tools, motor mowers above the previous flood level
- Raised heat pump to 62cm above ground. Raised fridge & freezer
- Raised house to 1 metre above Tararua Datum
- Rebuilt the creek bank at my own expense
- reduced garden flowers & areas. Improved fencing - water abrrier
- Re-piping driveway drain
- Replace fence as a flood barrier
- reported to local council re sewage overspill
- Ring the council when it rains to clean the grates out on the road
- risen height of bank
- "Secure item around property cut down high trees.
- (Wind was the worst problem)"
- sent submissions to Council re stopbanks,clearing creeks - to no avail
- shifted washing machine upstairs
- Soakhole on driveway is now installed but we were going to do it regardless
- sold my property
- "Sold property. Planted 200 flaxes to deflect and slow water from stream"
- sold runoff
- store items in garage & outbuilding above weather bomb flood level
- Taken irreplaceable items off the floors
- taken time to make sure the families children understand what to do & where to go in the event of an emergency
- Tried to get flood insurance-can't. Raised items above flood line
- Until matter sorted out by local/central government we ar doing nothing
- Upgraded emergency kit, opened drains
- vote green party
- Waiting with hope for what TCDC & Environment Waikato plan
- wanted to raise floor level, was declined by council, 2 weeks later was approved but to late
- We always have extra food just in case
- We are not in a flood prone zone
- We bought our house at the top of a hill so flooding impossible
- We cleaned property of most of trees that drop leaves
- We have already spent $45,000 to raise the level of our home
- "We have built in back garden so water will not build up as before.
- It was 10"" high - no drainage."
- We have completely weatherproofed our home, septic tank and drains
- We have had work done on our creek at our own expense
- We leave our car on a high area during heavy rain. Washing machine & dryer on platforms. High shelving along wall, only use shelves above previous flood level. Keep firewood supplies on upstairs terrace
- We live in a retirement village and wouldlike to do our own protective scheme (but would we be allowed) not be part of TCDC
- We treat every warning as serious just as ewe always have
- We were constructing an outside wall to keep water out - that was ineffective in Easter floods. Had plans to raise building
- "We were not flooded. We had a partial lifting of the roof of our shed.
- The section was a bit waterlogged. Our power was cut for 14 hours."
- will be lifting driveway & garage
- Wooden floors, marine ply walls, building made to be as little affected by floods above the floor level as possible. We have asked the TCDC to maintain the streams better & to remove rubbish from them
- Written to Transit NZ both in Wellington & Hamilton
- Wrote a letter to council asking them to put bigger drains under the road which they raised 10 years ago and since then has flooded a number of times. As yet no action
- access to work & back
- anticipate rainfall-is flooding likely
- as part of the news
- aware of weather warnings
- Because I am afraid
- because of the flood
- check for heavy rain warnings
- daily welfare/wellbeing
- flood risk
- flood warning
- flooding flooding
- flooding; rain warnings
- gardening/washing
- Habit
- if rain will cause flooding
- in case of flooding
- in case theres a warning
- not visit Coromandel
- outings, hanging washing
- possibility of road closure
- rain warnings
- Really 2, 3 4 all apply
- so know when to move items
- take action, case of flood
- they don't know what they're talking about
- to be aware
- To check for floods
- to know what weather conditions to expect
- "To know what's going on"
- to know which way wind/rain coming from
- to listen for heavy rain warning
- to prepare for flood
- To protect your property
- to see if it will flood
- with news
- barometer, rain guage
- cat washing behind ears!
- Civil Aviation, Airports
- civil defence
- civil defence
- hospital warnings
- know local patterns
- local knowledge
- marine radio
- "Ring reliable source in area to be visited"
- ring store at Cooks Beach
- ship to shore radio
- sight, sound
- sky weather
- "Someone phones if there's a heavy rain warning"
- Teletext
- teletext
- think what it might do
- tv
- VHF
- VHF Marine
- Alzhiemers
- ambulance
- "As a farmer one keeps an eye on things"
- beaching recovery
- CBD
- church
- church
- church
- Church groups
- Citizens advice bureau
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- civil defence
- Civil Defence
- civil defence; NZ Hydrological Soc
- civil defence; victim support
- Civil Defence; Zonta
- coastguard
- community centre; Red Cross
- CWI
- district council
- education committees
- ex civil defence
- Grow NZ Inc; Framework Trust
- Guardians of Pa... Bay
- Guides
- help where I can
- kindergarten
- Little Theatre
- Local fundraising organisations
- local marae community
- local school, civil defence
- local water supply
- Lyes Lookout
- Masonic Lodge
- Meals on Wheels
- meals on wheels
- meals on wheels
- music group; arts council
- organic co-op
- Pohutukawa Environment Centre
- Police Volunteer
- PTA
- Putaruru Citizens & Ratepayers
- R & R
- R.O.A.B Coromandel
- Rate Payers Assoc
- Ratepayer Assn
- Ratepayers Asn
- Red Cross
- Red Cross; Hospice
- retired
- RSA
- RSA; RAOB
- Save the children
- Secretary of local squash club
- SPCA
- SPCA
- SPCA
- SPCA
- St John
- St Johns
- Surf lifesaver
- Te Puru Hall Committee
- Tennis Vets
- Territorial Force-NZ Army
- Thames Coast Flood Protection
- Thames Coast Protection Soc
- Thames Coast Protection Soc
- Thames Coast Protection Soc
- to old
- Victim Support
- victim support
- After the 1985 flood, there were all these CD meetings & plans & people would have radios for communication etc etc. 18 years later & nothing changed. All Talk. Flood walls, TCDC & EW flood plans - All Talk. Its every man for himself. UNLESS the whole flooding issue is looked at holistically especially the effect the State Highway & bridges have in impeding the flow of water to the sea, nothing will change. The community cannot bear the cost of this flood protection. Central Govt & TransitNZ nust pay or nothing will happen.
- "Although we had severe flooding in the ""weather bomb"" our catchment suffered much more severe damage in a more localised cloudburst that occurred some months previously. Therefore the weatherbomb run off had a huge passage to flow through. Therefore my answers are little cross contaminated."
- As we live in Hahei had withdrawal effects from weather bomb - live on hill so flooding not a problem. Road closure/flooding my main worry with flooding
- As we were not residents of Thames at the time of the Weather Bomb, we have not answered questions 1-28
- EQC denied damage to out property which cost us $3241 to restore and we still pay through our insurance for what??
- Gary Blake (07) 8682336
- holiday home only
- I feel you missed some relevant questions. At no point did you ask how many children we have. During the flood I had 1 under 2 & 5 & 8 yr old. Due to the fact that I needed to keep caring for them, especially my youngest, at no point could I aid my husband or the community in any clean up activities. Having no other family here was also important in the equation, and this effects how much you are able to help & cope in a flood situation.
- In relation to some of these questions, I think it only fair to mention that our power and phone were out of action for 24hrs before the flood & another 24hrs after the flood. Most of the insurance money covers fences, sleepout and contenbts, frisge, freezer, washing machine, dryer, water pump motors etc. Our main house wasn't affected as we are up on a basement
- My first knowledge of the storm was when my daughter rang from Invercargill having heard of it on the radio. This is a strange questionnaire to be asked to complete when I am not in a flood prone area. I was only affected by power failure (to a minor degree)
- Our place is a bach, we don't live there
- Our property at 19 West Crescent, Te Puru and we are "absentee landowners" of which a large number are property owners on the peninsula. If it hadn't been for our neighbours at Te Puru we would not have received the enclosed questionaire. Thank you for the opportunity.
- Our property at Coromandel is a holiday home and therefore not occupied on a permanent basis. In 2003 we had installed a major retaining wall at the rear of the property together with an upgraded stormwater disposal system, following weather related slips in the previous 2 years. This action has mitigated damage on occasions such as the 06/02 weather bomb
- Please not that one of the problems that I see is that we tend to hold someone responsible for what is both forseeable and an act of nature. If I build something on ground that was put there by floodwaters, then it is only a matter of time before floodwaters get to go there again. This is not the Council's fault! However the Council could do better in advising people about the likelihood of flooding. Perhaps the insurance people should be consulted prior to buildings being put in flood prone places.
- refuse to answer Q48,49 unless told what bearing it has on a weather bomb survey
- Sorry we were not living here at the time so cannot assess damage to this property. We were in Coromandel Town. We did assist with cleaning up in Te Puru
- The water broke through the neighbours 5'6" fence, broke the back door down, went right through the kitchen, lifted the fridge freezer over floating it into the lounge. My house was pulled down & replaced by a Keith Hay home.
- We are unable to answer all questions as we did not own this property at the time of the weather bomb. From what we were told by the previous owners, there was nothing to worry about just a bit of cleaning up of the section. They said they slept thru it.
- we did not own this home when the weather bomb occurred so we are unable to complete some of this form
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Appendix 11: Residential questionnaire answers to free-response questions
March 2004
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