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Auckland ‘clobbered’ with record-breaking downpour and massive floods

Rain that would typically fall in the course of a summer fell in a single day, weather agencies say

The Independent UK

Three dead after torrential rain, flash floods inundate Auckland

Torrential rains that battered parts of Auckland marked the wettest day ever recorded in the region.

Al Jazeera

Three dead, one missing after record rain in New Zealand

Record levels of torrential rain in Auckland left three dead with a fourth person missing, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Saturday after flooding devastated the country's largest city.

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Check In On Ur Kiwi Mates ’Cos Auckland Is Copping Massive Floods RN With 2 Deaths Confirmed

“Auckland is going underwater and I can’t go home," one resident said from her car via TikTok.

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Three people dead and at least one missing as rain pounds Auckland

New Zealand's new prime minister, Chris Hipkins, says record rainfall in Auckland is as "an unprecedented event in recent memory", as highways are closed and water pours into homes.

ABC News

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins: 'Take care of each other'

Chris Hipkins has arrived in Auckland for a daylong visit to the city following its catastrophic flood on Friday night.

Newsroom.co.nz

State of emergency: Auckland floods 'a wake-up call'

The Prime Minister has gone down to the Beehive bunker to help coordinate the emergency response, as the Insurance Council warns that some Aucklanders whose homes and business are flooded face very hard times ahead. Jonathan Milne reports.

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This election year, NZ voters should beware of reading too much into the political polls

With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it’s no exaggeration to say the election year has begun with a bang. Already the punditry and speculation are ramping up, with anticipation building for the first opinion polls.

The Conversation

Kiwi tech success story becomes the face of Chris Hipkins' workforce crisis

Never mind the chief executives and TV cameras in the CBD – it was a small business grouping in west Auckland that had the new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister as a captive audience, to talk through the challenges for struggling employers. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

How Labour fell into crisis barely two years after its historic election win

In part one of a series looking at the resignation of Jacinda Ardern, Elliot Crossan asks did she resign because Labour faces certain defeat in 2023?

Newsroom.co.nz

What NZ doesn't need – middle-aged, risk-averse Pākehā men with narrow backgrounds

Chris Hipkins refers to 'bread and butter issues', and Christopher Luxon fails to get beyond platitudinous National positions – Rod Oram asks, why are our politics so dismal?

Newsroom.co.nz

Link’s game, an aide’s shame and a poor lost Norfolk seal – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Chris Hipkins: 'I'm not going to write the Budget or a tax policy on day two of the job'

After meeting with business leaders, new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he's not going to get ahead of decisions that still need to be made.

Newsroom.co.nz

Small print shows the impact of inflation isn’t 7.2% but a massive 8.7%

Stats NZ publishes a figure for consumers price index plus interest payments, that undermines Government's claim that 'inflation has peaked'. Jonathan Milne reports.

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NZ rejected Ukrainian request for military vehicles

The Ukrainian Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister asking for surplus light armoured vehicles, Marc Daalder reports.

The Independent UK

New Zealander killed in Ukraine helped hundreds, parents say

The parents of a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine say he helped save hundreds of people while volunteering in the dangerous Donbas region

The Independent UK

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand’s new prime minister

‘It feels pretty real now,’ says Hipkins

Evening Standard

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand prime minister after resignation of Jacinda Ardern

Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Inflation may have peaked at 7.8%; new PM in NZ; and South Australians eating endangered flake

Economists say the RBA will likely continue to hike rates in the short term despite inflation reaching peak

The Guardian - AU

Selfies, sendoffs and star power as Jacinda Ardern has her last day in the sun

New Zealand is still deciding what her political legacy will look like, but the crowds at her last engagement gave the sense of the end of an era

Reuters

Troubleshooter Chris Hipkins faces a tough road as New Zealand PM

Chris Hipkins, who became New Zealand's new prime minister on Wednesday, built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19, though he acknowledges some mistakes in handling the pandemic and faces a tough battle to retain power in an October general election.

AAP

Hipkins takes office as NZ prime minister

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has told journalists it "feels pretty real now" after taking his office in a ceremony at Wellington's Government House.

The Independent UK

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister

Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister, following the unexpected resignation last week of Jacinda Ardern

ABC News

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand prime minister following Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation

Mr Hipkins becomes the new prime minister of New Zealand in a ceremony days after he is elected Labour Party leader to replace Jacinda Ardern.

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