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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13 Sep: The Hawke's Bay men's NPC rugby team can now claim to be "the Bay"

13 Sep: Another narrow win for Waikato in rugby's NPC, after they pipped North Harbour 29-28 in Hamilton

12 Sep: Lima Sopoaga hs tipped two of his Waikato teammates as future All Blacks

12 Sep: Former All Black Lima Sopoaga has revealed his biggest piece of advice for his younger Waikato teammates, ahead of tonight's NPC encounter with North Harbour in Hamilton

11 Sep: Leading health experts will be advising Waikato University on the establishment of the country's third medical school

09 Sep: A Coroner says the death of a 13-year-old boy, who fell at least 15 metres after climbing a cliff at Coromandel Peninsula's Hahei Beach in January this year, serves as a tragic reminder

08 Sep: One man has died and a Police officer is in a serious condition after an incident in Western Waikato

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Rugby:
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is vowing to find answers to the side's worst ever defeat 15:37

Athletics:
Field athlete Lauren Bruce has failed to advance to the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo 15:27

Law and Order:
Police are pleased a planned gang-related gathering in Tairawhiti happened without any issues this weekend 15:27

Accident and Emergency:
A person's died following a single-vehicle crash in Manawatu, west of Palmerston North 14:57

Rugby League:
The Warriors may be out of the NRL playoffs, but coach Andrew Webster believes the club has won the battle of the fans 14:37

Politics:
Parramatta Road could get up to 8,000 new homes close to Sydney CBD in rezoning plan 14:37

National:
Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer 14:27

National:
Donald Trump’s vision for Gaza’s future: what a leaked plan tells us about US regional strategy 14:17

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