Very heavy rain is on the way for some parts of the North Island on Thursday as a subtropical airflow continues to spread across New Zealand.

By Thursday night – and going into Good Friday – a slightly more refreshing change moves in, and the weather should dry out.

The long weekend looks mostly dry apart from a few showers here and there – check out your full forecast with Philip Duncan, below.

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