John Spain with the flashlight he used to signal for help. Photos from ODT files.
A jetboat team tries to save cattle. Some were later flown to safety by helicopter.
A few personal belongings are carried to safety following a jetboat rescue.
Sandbags are laid along the roadside near the airport.
Stock from Henley is herded along a road towards the flood-free highway.
Dunedin Airport is marooned in a sea of flood water.
Photos from the flood of 1980.