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Auckland sees wettest month in its history after ‘unparalleled deluge’

New Zealand’s largest city experiences 2.5 times an entire summer’s rain in just a month

The Independent UK

Christopher Luxon absent as Chris Hipkins steps into the floodlights

Unless a policy reset deals decisively with the cost of living, Three Waters, the public health system, and law and order, Chris Hipkins’ Cabinet reshuffle will quickly be seen as merely a rearrangement of the deckchairs, writes Peter Dunne

Newsroom.co.nz

'Kiwis are getting quite good at this': Hipkins tours a water-logged Auckland

New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins followed up an announcement of new cost of living measures on Wednesday with a visit to a North Shore Marae

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Hipkins revives Labour’s fortunes – but the election will be about more than ‘bread and butter issues’

With a cabinet reshuffle just a day after two polls showing Labour ahead again – in which he promoted more Māori MPs to the front bench, created a new Minister for Auckland portfolio and drew a line under the previous administration by demoting several of Jacinda Ardern’s senior ministers –…

The Conversation

Hipkins picks his team, turns his focus to policy purge

The easy part is over for Chris Hipkins in naming his new team, now the tough policy decisions lie ahead, writes political editor Jo Moir

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New Zealand PM Hipkins' Cabinet to prioritize day-to-day

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he’s selected a team of lawmakers to lead the country that will focus on the everyday concerns of New Zealanders, such as the rising cost of living

The Independent UK

Hipkins keeps Mahuta in New Zealand cabinet reshuffle

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will travel more often after shedding other jobs in his cabinet reshuffle.

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Factbox-New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

Chris Hipkins is New Zealand's 41st prime minister, following the surprise resignation of the charismatic Jacinda Ardern.

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New Zealand’s Labour party sees boost in polls after Ardern resignation

Polls conducted after Chris Hipkins became prime minister have given New Zealand’s governing party its best result in a year

The Guardian - AU

Support for New Zealand's Labour Party jumps after Hipkins become leader

New Zealand's Labour Party has seen a jump in support after Chris Hipkins replaced Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party.

Reuters

PM's chance to carve a new path with Cabinet reshuffle

Political editor Jo Moir is picking some big changes and plenty of new faces when Chris Hipkins picks his new Cabinet team on Tuesday.

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Carmel Sepuloni: What does it take to be deputy PM?

Who is Carmel Sepuloni - and why was she Labour's pick for deputy prime minister?

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National takes a tumble while Labour gets runs on the board

Monday night’s polls show 2023 will be a return to MMP - a race down to the wire and the result determined by coalition talks.

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New Zealand's tax system is under the spotlight (again). What needs to change to make it fair?

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.

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Severe weather continues in North Island: What you need to know

Landslips, road closures, homes and businesses flooded and more heavy rain on the way. Here is what you need to know as the severe weather continues.

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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

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An uphill battle for Chris Hipkins

Elliot Crossan argues that the idealistic vision Jacinda Ardern espoused of a kind, empathetic and fair society is possible – but not with a less-inspiring new leader

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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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.

Pedestrian.tv

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.

ABC News

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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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.

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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.

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