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New Zealand counts cost of Auckland floods, more rain forecast

Flood-ravaged Auckland is forecast to receive further heavy rain in the coming days, authorities in New Zealand's largest city said on Monday, as insurers counted the costs of what looks likely to be the country's most expensive weather event ever.

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ASX slips ahead of US, British and European rate hikes, Rio Tinto apologises after radioactive capsule lost in WA

Rio Tinto's iron ore division chief Simon Trott has apologised and says the company is taking the lost radioactive capsule in WA "very seriously", while the Australian share market slips from its nine-month high ahead of a busy week.

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It’s hot, and your local river looks enticing. But is too germy for swimming?

Swimming in rivers, creeks and lakes can be a fun way to cool off in summer. But contamination in natural waterways can pose a risk to human health.

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Hipkins needs a new plan for TVNZ and RNZ

A focus on “bread and butter” issues likely signals the end of the RNZ/TVNZ merger, writes Mark Jennings

Newsroom.co.nz

Bookstores hanging in

After last week's shock news by Vic Books, Steve Braunias pens a progress report on booksellers

Newsroom.co.nz

'It's a Catch-22': How dangerous is it getting aid into Ukraine?

The death of New Zealander Andrew Bagshaw in Ukraine has underlined the dangers of humanitarian aid efforts in a war zone.

Newsroom.co.nz

Death toll rises as New Zealand hit by heavy rain and landslides

Auckland - New Zealand’s largest city of 1.6 million people - remained under a state of emergency on Sunday

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Why the north and east have had such a dreadful summer

Oceans are at their warmest state ever and that has consequences, Kevin Trenberth writes

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New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

New Zealand's death toll from heavy rain rose to four on Sunday as flash floods and landslides on the north island continued for a third day.

Reuters

‘A very big gap’: Pacific businesses desperate for staff as workers leave for Australia and New Zealand

Last year more than 6,600 workers left Samoa for seasonal worker programs, double the number leaving before the pandemic

The Guardian - AU

NBL Breakers clinch play-offs, beat United

New Zealand Breakers have overcome a slow start to triumph over Melbourne United 80-74 in Auckland and keep their chase for a top-two NBL finish alive.

AAP

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.

Bangkok Post

The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come

Until New Zealand's stormwater drain system adapts to our rising climate, it will never be able to cope with the level of flooding seen in Auckland on Friday night, writes James Renwick.

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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.

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The Conversation

The Auckland floods are a sign of things to come – the city needs stormwater systems fit for climate change

The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart.

ABC News

WA's first Westland petrel joins list of other vagrant birds taxidermied for future research

Researchers are scratching their heads after a bird species usually found between New Zealand and Chile is found waddling on a remote West Australian beach.

Reuters

New Zealand's Auckland starts clean-up after deadly flash floods

Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, began mopping up on Saturday after torrential rains brought flash flooding and evacuations, with at least two people confirmed dead and two missing in the widespread inundation.

The Guardian - AU

Abuse, death threats and riots: New Zealand reckons with a toxic political discourse

Jacinda Ardern became a lightning rod for threats during the pandemic years, but has it changed New Zealand’s relatively civil political landscape forever?

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Evening Standard

New Zealand city declares emergency after heavy flooding

A state of emergency has been declared in Auckland, New Zealand after severe flooding saw people forced to evacuate their homes, and closed the city’s international airport.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why travelling Brits should engage with te ao Māori

"I knew there was something uncomfortable about being British in a colonised country, but I didn’t have the knowledge to articulate the basis of that anxiety." Scottish expat Fran Barclay argues Brits abroad can be an asset to Aotearoa - but only if they make an effort to engage with…

The Independent UK

British grandmother travelling to meet grandchild ‘devastated’ after being denied boarding to New Zealand

‘Being granted an NZeTA visa waiver does not automatically guarantee entry to New Zealand,’ says Immigration department

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elton John Concert Canceled Due to Wild New Zealand Weather

Torrential rain and wild weather in Auckland on Friday caused disruptions throughout the city and an Elton John concert to be canceled just before it was due to start. About 40,000 people were expected to attend the evening concert at Mt Smart Stadium in New Zealand's largest city. Thousands were…

ABC News

Auckland airport flooded as torrential rain hits New Zealand's largest city

A state of emergency is declared after torrential rain led to widespread flooding and evacuations in New Zealand's largest city, causing chaos at the city's major airport.

The Independent UK

Torrential rain and flooding in Auckland forces cancellation of Elton John concert

Torrential rain and wild weather in Auckland has caused disruptions throughout the city and an Elton John concert to be canceled just before it was due to start

The Guardian - UK

Legends of 1973 Barbarians come together for 50th anniversary

Gareth Edwards still gets excited about his try against New Zealand but wants to share the credit

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