Whanganui
State of emergency remains in place for Whanganui
A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning. Audio
Farmer stranded with no power
Laura Watson and her husband farm in a remote area off State Highway 4 north of Whanganui. Audio
Whanganui local allowed to return home
In Whanganui city's flooded east Willy McGregor is one of the lucky few who's back home. But his house on Anzac Parade is surrounded by mud and water. Audio
Pipiriki rescue pilot on a day flying flood missions
Four hundred people are unable to return to their flood-hit homes in Whanganui this evening with council cordons up to keep homeowners away as floodwaters recede. Audio
Whanganui marae and mana whenua badly hit by flooding
The Putiki Marae in Whanganui has been badly hit by the flooding that's inundated parts of the city over the last few days. A stream of floodwater has been running through the meeting house. Andrew… Audio
Latest from Waitotara and Taranaki
Brent Manning is from the South Taranaki District Council. Audio
Pilot's many mercy missions
45 kilometres up the Whanganui River, the O'Hagan farming family at Operiki Station were split up by slips that they're expecting will keep them cut off for a month. Audio
Helicopters rescue people cut off by the weekend floods
Helicopters have been flying all day over flood-ravaged Whanganui and Taranaki, evacuating pregnant women and others with babies, and ferrying in food and generators to farms that may be cut off for a… Audio
Flooding, slips closed roading network - NZTA responds
The Transport Agency's regional performance manager, Mark Owen, is on the line. Audio
National Civil Defence Controller on flood damage.
Shane Bayley is Civil Defence's national controller. Audio
Report on Whanganui
At least 800 households are without power, dozens of roads remain closed and the East of Whanganui is cut off after the city's biggest ever flooding. Audio
Civil Defence Minister explains emergency management response
Nikki Kaye is the Civil Defence Minister, she says the Government and local government officials will be looking at whether infrastructure is up to the task but those talks can wait. Audio
State of local emergency remains for much of lower North Island
The Horizons Regional Council will meet this morning to decide how long to keep the state of emergency in place in Whanganui. Audio
Whanganui's mayor says it'll be a slow recovery
The Whanganui District Council's mayor, Annette Main, says she is most concerned about the hundreds of people who have been completely cut off in the east of the city. Audio
Whanganui facing fallout of biggest flood to hit region
Whanganui is facing the fallout from the city's biggest ever flooding. Authorities will decide later this morning whether to keep the state of local emergency in place. Audio
Update on status of civil emergency
Authorities in the Whanganui region will meet at ten o'clock this morning to decide how much longer to keep a state of local emergency remains in place. Audio
State of local emergency remains for Whanganui
A state of local emergency remains in place in the Whanganui region after the district's worst recorded flood. An evacuation centre has been open all night for almost 320 evacuees who don't know when… Audio
Water logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Pde inaccessible
As many as 100 water-logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Parade could remain inaccessible until next week. The city was cut off for a time after wild weather closed access to the north and south on… Audio
Whanganui floods
Whanganui District Civil Defence and Emergency Management Controller Kevin Ross on the area's worst floods on record. Audio
