Live: South Island swamped

Can't view this email, [click here]( 22 July 2017 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live: South Island swamped]( Record amounts of rain have regions declaring states of emergencies and evacuating residents as they struggle to cope. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [Evacuations in record falls]( 100 homes evacuated in the early hours as river levels continue to rise "significantly" amid states of emergency. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Hurricanes see off Brumbies]( A clinical second-half defensive display sees the Hurricanes survive and advance. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Heavy rains, flooding in photos]( Roads have turned into rivers as a huge winter storm moves down the South Island. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [TVNZ salaries would 'horrify']( Former TVNZ broadcaster Marcus Lush says the pay the network's stars get would "horrify" the public. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Unborn baby dies after crash]( A heavily pregnant Canterbury woman's unborn child has died after a head-on car crash. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Woman gives birth at shopping mall]( A baby has been born in the toilets of an Auckland mall and rushed to hospital with its mum, in critical condition. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Don't use this toothpaste every day]( Consumer NZ is warning people about Colgate Total toothpaste that contains a chemical banned in the US. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The Bain story - one more time]( Years of investigation culminate in a major new true crime podcast about this country's most controversial murders. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Morning trivia quiz: July 22]( Got a good quiz question? Send your questions to stuffdailyquiz@gmail.com [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Apple fixes wi-fi flaw]( A software update to iOS and macOS should be downloaded right now. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Woebot, the chatbot therapist]( The app asks for a list of user's strengths, remembers responses, and offers encouragement. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Apple will be very wrong again]( OPINION: It's the silly season for financial predictions about Apple Inc. With history as our guide, it is folly to place much faith in them? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Putting a spark in social networking]( It's a little bit Pinterest and little bit Instagram, and its aim is to get users to spend more money. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Thumbprint instead of PINs]( Can't remember you personal identification number? No problem, just whip out your thumb. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Steve Jobs: The opera]( The man who revolutionised the mobile phone has been the subject of a book and film. Now there's an opera. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Business [Small Article Image]( [$20k/$1.5m pre-nup split unfair]( A pre-nuptial agreement gave one partner $20,000, and the other partner $1.5 million worth of assets. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How do you stop begging?]( The only thing that will get Marcus Pohio off the street is death. But is public generosity speeding that up? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Businessman jailed for fraud]( He has paid back none of the more than $300,000 he swindled. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Millions spent on parking misery]( It's fair to say that Wilson Parking has become notorious in Christchurch since the earthquakes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [CEO waves away millions]( Fletcher Building boss forfeits shares worth $8m plus a million share options. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Tunnel vision: 350km in 29 mins]( Transport pioneer Elon Musk gets "verbal approval" for radical underground hyperloop system. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Don't spare the cream cheese]( Chinese consumers are finding 'bold' new ways of using cream cheese and Fonterra is capitalising on the trend. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Irrigation scheme 'a win, win']( A $10m irrigation scheme near Alexandra, Central Otago, is going to deliver water to about 1800 hectares of barren land. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Heavy rain a worry for farmers]( Farmers are concerned for their stock in today's heavy rain. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Quad bike safety an attitude thing]( Wintec students look to solve the problem of quad bike accidents. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The best steak in NZ revealed]( The most succulent piece of sirloin comes from a farm in the Waikato. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Winning the war against potato pest]( A scientist is holding out hope for a non-chemical way of dealing with an insect that attacks potatoes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( World [Small Article Image]( [Spicer resigns from White House]( Donald Trump's much-maligned press secretary quits over hiring of new communications director. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman dupes female friend into sex]( She adopted a male online persona called Kye Fortune to seduce a fellow student, then persuaded her to wear a blindfold whenever they met. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Girl fined for selling lemonade]( When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade and sell it without a licence. Even if you're 5 years old. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The problem with a Trump 'pardon']( ANALYSIS: Richard Nixon didn't believe a president could do anything illegal, but knew he couldn't pardon himself. Donald Trump may not. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Guilty after parrot sees murder]( After seeing his owner gunned down in the US, the parrot began repeating his last words. Now the killer's facing justice. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Faulty airbag kills Aussie]( Takata airbags have now been attributed to 17 deaths worldwide, including a near decapitation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [China bans 'badly behaved' Bieber]( It's too late to say sorry for the pop star as China tells him he's not welcome. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The end of Dr Chris Warner?]( Please tell me that is not Shortland Street's Chris Warner dying. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [TVNZ salaries would 'horrify']( Former TVNZ broadcaster Marcus Lush says the pay the network's stars get would "horrify" the public. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Shane Cortese's Westside story]( The Westside star has trained as a real-estate agent, but he’s not turning his back on acting. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Why we should savour Dunkirk]( OPINION: The current Hollywood model leaves little room for genius to emerge, much less thrive [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Jada Pinkett Smith: I sold drugs]( The actress and spouse of Will Smith reveals she met Tupac Shakur while selling drugs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Chiefs player denied entry to SA]( An incorrect visa date meant Chiefs midfielder Alex Nankivell wasn't allowed into South Africa ahead of quarterfinal. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Highlanders grounded by storm]( They can't get a flight, can't drive up the road. Let's play under the Dunedin roof, Lima Sopoaga suggests. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Hurricanes v Brumbies]( The Hurricanes bulldoze the Brumbies in Canberra to march into the Super Rugby semi-finals. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Sergio snaps at British Open]( â€Â‹Spanish superstar fires up at photographer and hurts shoulder during an explosive second round. [Share article on Facebook](