Pockets of rain relief will be coming for NZ over the next week as downpours, weak fronts and some sub-tropical energy will all be in the mix.

There is high pressure also in the mix – bringing dry weather too. Storms south of NZ remain a big driver to our weather, especially with that westerly flow surging off and on at times over the coming days.

We have your NZ forecast to Monday – and we touch on what is happening around Australia next week too as part of our Big Picture forecast.