MetService has a red warning in place for the thunderstorms - which it says will move toward the area around Te Aroha and Paeroa at 7pm and be accompanied by torrential rain and hail.

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12 Feb: A Hurunui councillor is praising locals for joining to support people impacted by a fatal crash yesterday near Hanmer Springs

12 Feb: One person's died following a two-vehicle crash south of the Hanmer Springs turnoff, in Canterbury's Hurunui

12 Feb: Police say they've "contained" an apparent stand-off with a wanted person in Otago's Clutha District

11 Feb: A major police presence in the Palmerston North suburb of Highbury - as an incident unfolds

11 Feb: Police say they're making good progress on investigations into a woman being found critically injured, in a Christchurch park

11 Feb: Fire crews are heading back out to a scrub fire at Tikorangi, east of New Plymouth

11 Feb: Two people are seriously injured following a truck crash in South Canterbury

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