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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17 Dec: The West Indies have warmed-up for the third and final cricket test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui by chilling out

17 Dec: Meanwhile, Ngapuhi's is getting back Northland's historic Kororipo Pa - in the Kerikeri Basin

17 Dec: More than a 100-thousand dollars in fines - for Waikato farms convicted of mismanaging effluent

17 Dec: State Highway 2 is closed in western Bay of Plenty - north of Tauranga - after a crash between a truck and a car at Tanners Point - about 9am

17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby

15 Dec: Police are canvassing a large area of Rotorua today after launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man on Friday evening

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Cricket:
The West Indies have warmed-up for the third and final cricket test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui by chilling out 17:37

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Health & Safety:
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Entertainment:
Ryan Coogler insisted he didn't turn down an invitation to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences "out of animosity" 17:20

Entertainment:
Chase Infiniti has joined Louis Vuitton as a brand ambassador 16:50

Entertainment:
Taylor Swift is not a "chill person" 16:20

Law and Order:
Jevon McSkimming sentencing: why a public inquiry into the police should be next 16:07

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Glenn Close was "too clueless" to realise she went on a date with Robert Redford 15:50

Law and Order:
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