Manawatu

A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning. Audio

Laura Watson and her husband farm in a remote area off State Highway 4 north of Whanganui. Audio

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

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

The mayor of Whanganui district Annette Main is with us. Audio

Brent Manning is from the South Taranaki District Council. Audio

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 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

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

The Transport Agency's regional performance manager, Mark Owen, is on the line. Audio

Shane Bayley is Civil Defence's national controller. Audio

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

The Horizons Regional Council will meet this morning to decide how long to keep the state of emergency in place in Whanganui. Audio

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

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

An oil spill has been discovered stretching ten kilometres along the Manawatu coast and a clean up is underway. Audio

Blobs of oil are dotted along 10 kilometres of Foxton Beach and the hunt is on to find out where it's come from. Audio

Dr Ken Clark is the chief medical officer at the Midcentral DHB. Audio

A hospital has admitted a woman who was left a paraplegic might still be walking if she had been transferred to the orthopaedic department sooner. Audio