Parts of the West Coast have suffered their wettest winter since records began.
Greymouth received 999mm of rain in the past three months, the highest since 1947, and Hokitika, with 1176mm, was the wettest it has been since 1866.
Haast had its second wettest winner; Reefton and Franz their third.
Temperatures were well above average, and it reached 19C on August 18, the highest on record for Greymouth.
Winter started memorably with a storm on June 13, which saw waves inundate parts of Ngakawau, Granity, Hector and Mokihinui.