A State of Emergency has been declared in Dunedin after Otago was lashed by heavy rain yesterday. Houses have been flooded in low-lying parts of South Dunedin and residents are being encouraged to evacuate if they felt unsafe. MetService issued it’s first ever red heavy rain alert for north Otago, Dunedin and coastal Clutha, which remains in force until 11pm tonight.
Union coverage
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Employment
Politics
- Government to reveal new foreign interference and spying laws
- Registration opens for new childcare rebate payments
- Childcare subsidy calculations catch family out
- Health NZ’s financial deficit blows out to $934m
- Submitters start to lay into bill lifting ban on offshore oil and gas exploration
- Labour calls for Associate Health Minister Casey Costello to be sacked over ‘advice’ to Cabinet
Te Ao Māori
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- Removing te reo Māori teacher training funding ‘so crazy’, students say
- Pipeline protest: Rotorua council restarts legal action over work site