The thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain and hail.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches remain in place for Marlborough, Canterbury Plains and High Country, North and Central Otago and Dunedin.

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Other Lower South Island News

14 Nov: Nearly 50 thousand passengers are expected to fly into Queenstown Airport, for one of its busiest weekends of the year

13 Nov: A warning for helicopter pilots - to more critically assess landing locations, after a near-miss in Fiordland National Park this year

13 Nov: Fireworks have caused a 200 by 200 square metre fire on Southland's Oreti Beach

12 Nov: Otago University students are facing back to back increases to their tuition fees

10 Nov: A stolen car has been found submerged in Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu overnight

07 Nov: A man's been charged, after Environment Southland investigated complaints of a stench at a Southland slink skin factory

06 Nov: Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting in Western Southland

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The old-school landline is having a cultural moment in a world of screens 10:47

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Entertainment:
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Business:
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Ireland leads Australia 19-14 at halftime in their inter-hemisphere clash in Dublin 10:27

Entertainment:
Kelly Clarkson was once told to get a breast enlargement by a former manager 10:12

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Live updates: Ireland vs Wallabies, international rugby union, Spring Tour match at Aviva Stadium, Dublin 10:07

Wellington:
A person has been taken to hospital after a helicopter crash near Wellington's Makara Beach this morning 10:07

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