Floods a Plenty

  Geography and climate

 The Region is geographically very diverse, from mountain ranges to river flats and coastal environments. The Bay of Plenty has a sub-tropical climate with warm humid summers and mild winters, find out what weather patterns bring floods to the Bay of Plenty.

  All about floods

 Find out what flooding is, how and why it happens, if flooding happen more often in the future, the social, ecconomic and environmental effects of flooding as well as some reasons that things go wrong.

  Avoiding floods

 Find out how land use and geology affects flooding as well as the things that are being done to reduce the flood risk to Bay of Plenty residents.

  Surviving floods

 Find out how to prepare your home, school and workplace for a flood, and what to do during and after a flood happens in your area.

   Major catchments

  There are nine major catchments in the Bay of Plenty, find out about the geology and geography of each catchment, how the land is being used, and how flood risk is managed in each catchment. 

  Historic flood timeline

  An overview of some of the flood events that have taken place from recent events back as far back as the late 1800's.

   Resources for teachers

  Resources that are suitable for teachers to use to support flood awareness in their classroom, including units of work, maps, lesson activities, easy to find text resources and relevant video clips.

  Resources for students

 Find a mix of fun things to learn, watch and play, including video clips, games, fun learning links and a story to read all of them about flooding and how to stay safe.

  Send us your story

 Find out ways you can let us know your story, we'd love to hear from you.

  Links

 Links to flood related resources and information