Residents are urged to be prepared. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Residents are bracing for more rain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Everything you need to know about the wild weather around the country.

Rowers have cleared lower levels of their building. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

They've cleared the lower floors of their clubrooms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui Civil Defence say they will be evacuating everyone from flood prone areas.

Chaos as Cyclone Debbie's tail hammers NZ with heavy rain.

Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.

Wild weather is hitting the Whanganui region. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The route through the Paraparas has been open for 100 years. Made with funding from NZ On AIr.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

500 out of town competitors descended on Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Artists in Whanganui open their studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Artists in Whanganui open their studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air

"They don't know if he's going to be able to breathe for himself."

India has followed Whanganui River example and granted the Ganges personhood.

Two separate police pursuits ended in crashes on Thursday evening

EDITORIAL: It was no surprise to see reports of Whanganui's new legal definition pique the curiosity of the world's news wires.

Forestry trucking is ripping up Whanganui's rural roads. Now ratepayers face a possible $20 million bill to fix them.

The Armed Offenders Squad and police dog teams were deployed during the incident.

COMMENT: Lawmakers have done what to many is incomprehensible - turned Whanganui River into a person.

The rate of smoking in Whanganui has not changed in three years - despite almost $1.7 million being spent to stub out the habit. A

We've heard about giving corporations the rights of a person - but what about a river?

A recent immigrant to New Zealand has had everything taken in a burglary in Whanganui.

A recent immigrant to New Zealand has had everything taken in a burglary in Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Double fatality in National Park a family tragedy.

A house fire in Whanganui this afternoon led emergency services to cordon off a street. Barrack St was cordoned off from Somme Parade

Whanganui police are seeking the public's help to find 27-year-old Michael Stewart who has been missing since Monday. Police are

Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall has rejected a report by the Maxim Institute suggesting many regions like his will drop or stagnate within three decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air