Whanganui
Te Manu Korihi News for 23 June 2015
While the Whanganui River floodwaters are receding, residents in the remote river valley are still feeling vulnerable, with emergency services unable to reach them by road; Engaging Mothers and whanau… Audio
Some flood-hit home owners allowed back
Some Whanganui people have been allowed back into their homes today but many are facing an indeterminate wait to get sewage-tainted mud cleared before they can return. Audio
Whanganui River settlements remain cut off
While the Whanganui River floodwaters are receding, residents in the remote river valley are still feeling vulnerable, with emergency services unable to reach them by road. Audio
Whanganui's Mayor with the latest
The Whanganui district mayor Annette Main has just landed after a helicopter flight to get a clearer picture of the damage. Audio
Family visits their flood ravaged home
Clayton Bunker has his family in a motel but got back to rescue their cats today from their home where floodwaters reached the top of the skirting boards, but up to the ceiling of son Geoffrey's glass… Audio
Mud and mammoth task confront Whanganui business owners
Whanganui business owners briefly allowed back into shops, offices and galleries today have emerged dismayed by the sea of tainted mud and mammoth task ahead. Audio
Whanganui houses uninhabitable says mayor
The mayor of Whanganui says some homes will be uninhabitable for a long time and it is not yet known whether some will have to be condemned.
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
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
