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Cost of floods at $120m and rising
The cost of the weekend's floods has jumped to at least 120 million dollars and that doesn't factor in damage to farms. Audio
Piripiki local is going to travel dangerous washed-out road
Ted Williamson really wants to be at home tomorrow night to watch the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby semi-final even if he ends up walking around treacherous slips and wash-outs to do so. Audio
Local leaders say more support needed for clean-up
Local leaders hope the Prime Minister John Key will offer more assistance to the flood-damaged lower North Island after he sees the scale of the damage when he visits the region today. Audio
Our reporter in Whanganui
Our reporter Robin Martin has been with locals as they looked inside their homes. Audio
Locals get first look inside their waterlogged homes
To Whanganui East, where waterlogged cars have been towed out of garages at the same time as a few locals got a first glimpse inside their wrecked homes. Audio
Farmers feel insulted by government assistance on offer
Farmers in the lower North Island say they feel insulted by the government assistance on offer after last weekend's flooding. Audio
Some Anzac Parade residents returning home this afternoon
About half the people with homes inside Whanganui's Anzac Parade emergency cordon should be allowed to return to their properties this afternoon. Audio
Whanganui needs a clean-up says mayor
A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki today. In Whanganui some residents remain locked out of their homes today, amid fears of contamination and structural damage after the… Audio
Our reporter with the latest in Whanganui East
Our reporter Carla Penman is in Whanganui East. Audio
Locals come to terms with devastating flood impact
A state of emergency remains in force in parts of Whanganui and Taranaki, three days after some of the worst floods in the districts' histories. Audio
Army on hand in Whanganui
A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning. Audio
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
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
New Mosque in Taihape - sanctuary for weary travellers
There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Audio, Gallery