New Zealand is in for another big soaking later this month, with Niwa picking plenty more rainfall for northern regions between now and mid-winter. Photo / Dean PurcellNew Zealand is in for another big soaking later this month, with Niwa picking plenty more rainfall for northern regions between now and mid-winter. Photo / Dean PurcellNew Zealand is in for another big soaking later this month, with Niwa picking plenty more rainfall for northern regions between now and mid-winter. With that warmth came the wet - rainfall levels in the north and west of the North Island, particularly, were expected to be either near or above normal. MetService forecaster Sonja Cooper said Good Friday should start off relatively fine for the upper North Island, with a southerly change creeping up the country, bringing slightly cooler-than-average temperatures.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 31, 2021 23:37 UTC