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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04 Nov: Oli Mathis is willing to play the long game as he begins his life at the Crusaders

04 Nov: Whangarei's famous lion park's last seven elderly big cats - are being euthanised this week

03 Nov: Auckland's Mayor is questioning the Northland Corridor's multibillion-dollar price tag

03 Nov: A coroner's warning of the risks of DIY, after a Northland man was crushed and killed while fixing his ride-on lawnmower

02 Nov: A person has died after a crash in Waikato's Rangiriri

02 Nov: Event organisers expect the 10th anniversary of Hamilton's Gourmet in the Gardens to be the most popular to date

31 Oct: A person's died after a car went into a river in the small Waikato town of Whatawhata

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Entertainment:
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Environment:
A win for some people in the bottom of the South Island - with power back on for some left in the dark for more than 10 days 18:37

National:
Jamie Morton joins The Conversation New Zealand as Deputy Editor 18:17

Entertainment:
Sia's estranged husband has been denied sole custody of their son 18:07

National:
‘How should I cast my soul?’ Patti Smith’s intimate new memoir is a quest for her true self 18:07

Living & Travel:
This year's winning Bird of the Year - karearea is attacking Wellington walkers on a popular bush walk 18:07

Entertainment:
Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of "persistent misdirection" in the court battle over their once-shared winery 17:37

Health & Safety:
Alarm bells after anaesthetic-drug etomidate in illicit vape pods has put some people to hospital 17:27

Entertainment:
Josh Hutcherson shot a sex scene in front of his great-grandmother 17:07

Accident and Emergency:
State Highway 98 is closed, just north of Invercargill, after a crash 16:57

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