New Zealand has two big lows coming towards us between now and Sunday with both tapping into sub-tropical airflows and rain.

It’’s generally good news for the North Island that, despite what some may think, does actually need much more rain to set us up nicely for the drier months of summer.

Not everyone will agree the timing of the second low at the weekend may not be ideal though!

We also track the latest on Hurricane Dorian as it comes closer to the USA, in particular Florida and the Carolinas. We have the latest out of our affiliates at CNN…