Five Big Things That Happened Today: Monday, July 6

<p>Red-level rain warning follows storm north after Otago deluge; Australian PM is sorry for saying he'd 'shag' Kylie Minogue; Lotto NZ changes winner announcements</p> <h2>Red-level rain warning follows storm north after Otago deluge</h2> <p>Severe weather has lashed parts of the South Island overnight and throughout Monday, with heavy rain causing widespread flooding and prompting warnings across several regions. </p> <p>A <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/05/red-warning-issued-as-south-island-braces-for-heavy-rain-snow/" target="_blank">rare red heavy rain warning</a> has been lifted for coastal Dunedin and Clutha, but parts of Marlborough and Canterbury remained under the highest-level alert until Wednesday.</p> <p>A state of emergency was declared in Waitaki, with the mayor saying some cars had to be abandoned this morning due to roads flooding.</p> <p><a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/06/live-state-of-emergency-declared-for-waitaki-district-as-heavy-rain-hits/" target="_blank">Follow Live Updates</a></p> <h2>Australian Prime Minister apologises for saying he'd 'shag' Kylie Minogue</h2> <p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for comments he made about Kylie Minogue while playing a risque game during a podcast.</p> <p>In an interview on the Bush Deep podcast, Albanese was asked by host Nikki Osborne if he would "shag, marry or date" Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman or Rhonda Burchmore.</p> <p>The Labor prime minister initially avoided answering but, when pressed further by the host, he answered: "Oh Kylie, clearly .... all of the above."</p> <p><a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/06/australian-pm-apologises-for-saying-hed-shag-kylie-minogue/" target="_blank">