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Torrential rains and gale-force winds hit Canterbury
Part of State Highway 75 between Christchurch and Akaroa is closed due to flooding.

Road in Auckland’s Browns Bay closed after crash, driver seriously injured
The single-vehicle crash happened on Beach Road, near where it joins with Browns Bay Road, about 7:50pm.

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Another Italian town gears up to sell one-euro homes
No deposit guarantee is needed as downpayment to secure a dilapidated dwelling. All that's required is your commitment to restyling it.

Herbie Hancock: 'YouTube rabbit holes delayed album by 15 years'
Herbie Hancock on 80 years of playing the piano and being this year's recipient of the Polar Music Prize.

Two dead after Taranaki crash
Two people have died following a crash near New Plymouth.

Liquidated school lunch provider Libelle Group owes more than $14 million
Libelle Group was contracted to deliver 125,000 school lunches a day as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme before it went into liquidation last week.

Dunedin City Council agrees to consult community on report about flood risks
It outlined seven future plans for climate adaptation ranging from status quo to large-scale retreat with total costs ranging between $2 billion and $7.1 billion over the next 75 years.

The Kiwi innovation that could be a game-changer for the aviation industry
Emily Blythe will trial her ground-breaking fog-detecting technology in a new deal with Air New Zealand.

Stuff Digital goes from one share to a million
Stuff Digital and the Stuff masthead publishing business continue to be 100% part of the Stuff Group, owned by owner and publisher Sinead Boucher.

‘A lot of angst’ as Wellington considers enforcing commercial rates on Airbnb owners
The council adopted a draft long-term plan on Tuesday, which includes a proposal to change how rates are applied to short-term rentals.

School lunches provider, Libelle Group, owes more than $14 million to nearly 250 creditors
Libelle Group was contracted by Compass to deliver 125,000 meals a day as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme.

Explainer: How Khalistan could hurt Luxon’s free trade deal chances with India
What lies behind the "anti-India activities in New Zealand" that Modi referenced in his prepared remarks to media?

Piper was Doctor Who reboot's secret weapon - Davies
Russell T Davies says he never thought the show would still be going 20 years on from its reboot.