6 Apr 2017

Whanganui braces for peak of flood

From Morning Report, 8:15 am on 6 April 2017

Two hundred people were evacuated from their homes in low-lying areas near the Whanganui River yesterday

But the river hasn't reached its expected high.

Reporter Emile Donovan says people are walking around with smiles of their faces as the worst of the weather passes Whanganui without causing the damage forecast.