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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19 Dec: A former travel agent has been sentenced to 13 months' home detention after deceiving her employers and acquaintances

19 Dec: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

19 Dec: Police have charged a man with murder after a death in Rotorua last week

18 Dec: New Zealand captain Tom Latham is prepared to debut pace bowler Kristian Clarke if conditions require in the third and final cricket test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui starting today

18 Dec: A Northland suicide cluster presents stark revelations of rangatahi being lost in the system

17 Dec: A fire burning at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach since Monday afternoon is now completely contained

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

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International:
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Business:
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Business:
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Entertainment:
Sharon Osbourne has defended her daughter Kelly over her recent weight loss 10:20

Law and Order:
A judge has described the actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr as "a hate crime" 10:16

International:
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Law and Order:
Three people have been killed in Taiwan, in a stabbing attack involving smoke bombs at metro stations at Taipei 9:56

Soccer:
Auckland FC midfielder Lachie Brook has scored a screamer of a goal against his old A-League club...helping the Black Knights to a 2-nil win over the Wanderers in Sydney 9:56

Entertainment:
Ryan Coogler insisted he didn't turn down an invitation to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences "out of animosity" 9:50

Basketball:
Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns 9:46

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