Parched areas of Canterbury look set for a reprieve tomorrow as a front makes its way across the country. As for today, the South Island would continue to get some rain as it moved north, but it would get lighter. "We have a front moving up the South Island ... Thunderstorms are likely in the central North Island, around Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and eastern Waikato. There may be a few showers also for the rest of the North Island and afternoon from about Manawatu, Whanganui northwards."

Source: Otago Daily Times December 10, 2017 18:56 UTC