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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17 Sep: MetService has updated its weather warnings for the South Island and issued extra wind watches for Marlborough and Christchurch

16 Sep: Two people have suffered injuries after a two vehicle crash on State Highway one in Oamaru

16 Sep: Otago has emerged as the most expensive region in New Zealand, for renters

15 Sep: Police are seeking more information from locals after a man was discovered with unexplained injuries on a country road in Queenstown

14 Sep: Police are responding to an incident in Queenstown tonight, after a person was found seriously injured

14 Sep: An open ocean tugboat from Wellington has rendezvoused with an oil and chemical tanker stuck off the coast of Stewart Island

13 Sep: A man's facing multiple charges after Police found a sawn-off shotgun and cocaine in his car in Queenstown

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