2026-07-06 - Weather live: Floods, evacuations, highways closed as deluge hits Otago towns and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The heavy rain has moved on from Otago, but snow is shutting down roads in the high country, with SH8 closing again. An extra 81 beds are now available across the country, and the number is expected to reach 103 by mid-July. The country's low-risk drinking guidelines are out of date and too high, Massey University professor Andy Towers says. The race relations commissioner says an updated policy is timely, given "recent race-based attacks either online or i…