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A dangerous amount of rain is forecast for New Zealand's most populous city four days after Auckland had its wettest day on record in a storm that claimed four lives

Following his side's hard-fought six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I, star India batter Suryakumar Yadav admitted that a different version of him was on display while batting as he had to adapt to the situation on a "very challenging wicket". Read further on Dynamite News:

Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, has said we should look at ways to make the tax system fairer. Finance associate minister David Parker made a similar point almost a year ago, though there was little real action after his comments.

The NBL has announced the nominees for its annual awards, with Xavier Cooks, Mitch Creek and Bryce Cotton all up for the league's most valuable player gong.

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.

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.

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.

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