Given that the Clutha River has the largest flow of any NZ river, it is not surprising that this has also caused some of the largest floods.
There were several devastating floods in the last quarter of the 1800s, but even today, Lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka rise sufficiently to inundate the business districts of those towns.
New Zealands biggest natural disaster was probably the Napier Earthquake in 1931.
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The largest "music event" to occur in New Zealand was Nambassa in 1979.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
The second largest city in New Zealand is generally regarded as Christchurch, by population, and Auckland in terms of land area. However, see the Sources and Related Links section, below, for what the New Zealand government website has to say!
New Zealand's largest city is Auckland with a population of 1,313,200.
The second Largest lake in New Zealand is Lake Te Anau
The largest dam in New Zealand is the Benmore Dam
The South Island is the largest island in New Zealand by area.
The Ashley Flood.
New Zealand's largest beetle is the Huhu Beetle (Prionoplus reticulans).
The largest "music event" to occur in New Zealand was Nambassa in 1979.
The North Island in New Zealand is the second largest island
The silver tree fern is New Zealand's largest tree fern.
The largest city in the Southern Island of New Zealand is Christchurch.
Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
Taupo
Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island is the largest lake in New Zealand.