Heavy weather to keep coming; Farmer rescues sheep stranded in Banks Peninsula floodwaters; What NZ's new 30-year infrastructure plan means.
Live: Heavy weather to keep coming - 'we'd expected it to ease' - Mayor
The storm system that brought flooding, destruction, school closures, evacuations and travel disruptions has moved south today.
An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Banks Peninsula until 6pm today.
There are heavy rain watches for areas of Christchurch and Dunedin.
Farmer rescues sheep stranded in Banks Peninsula floodwaters
A Banks Peninsula farm worker had to swim stranded sheep to safety after huge downpours at Teddington.
Farmer Sir David Carter said more than 250mm of rain fell overnight at his property.
Hospitals, water, roads: What NZ's new 30-year infrastructure plan means
Leaky hospitals, mouldy army barracks and bursting water pipes — a new 30-year infrastructure plan lays bare the cost of decades of neglect, but warns New Zealand is already planning to build far more than it can afford.
That is the central finding of the National Infrastructure Plan, released by the Government's independent Infrastructure Commission this afternoon.
Watch: Widespread flooding plunges Banks Peninsula into state of emergency
MetService meteorologist John Law says it's the combination of sustained, heavy falls which have pushed totals beyond monthly averages.
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People are claiming a daily cup of hot water (with nothing else in it) can deliver everything from weight loss and clearer skin to relief from menstrual cramps and sore throats.
But are these benefits real, or is drinking hot water just another viral wellness fad? Australian researchers Lauren Ball and Emily Burch look into the science.
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