More tropical air continues to flow over the upper North Island while a cool change is heading north up the South Island.

A large high pushes over NZ this week – but may take a couple more days to push the last of the showers and humidity out of northern NZ.

Here’s the forecast for the week ahead with head weather analyst Philip Duncan.

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