A large low is bringing widespread rain to NZ for Friday with more on Monday as the next part of this system comes through bringing gales and heavy rain.

3 big rainmakers for NZ next 7 days

In between this weekend the South Island has a wintry change with snow flurries down to 200 or 300m for a time (light falls).

Australia also has that colder southerly in their south east corner (and milder W to NW winds over in WA).

Next Monday and Tuesday sees wind and rain across NZ – then later next week the third low from the Tasman Sea may well move in across NZ bring more rain to the North Island in particular.