A large high is rolling in – and in fact high pressure looks set to dominate most of New Zealand for the rest of February.

Conditions look dry for the start of the Cricket World Cup – but a few showers may move in across Canterbury later on Friday and into early Saturday.

Also on Saturday morning, some rain or showers may finally fall in Wairarapa. In the north – get used to easterlies, they look set to dominate for the next week or so.