Rain is expected for the South Island today and will move into the North island this evening and tomorrow.

But MetService Meteorologist Andy Best says the weekend front will be followed by more dry weather.

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16 Oct: A number of highways in northern Taranaki will stay closed until tomorrow - while crews assess damage from Tuesday's heavy rain

16 Oct: Cautious optimism New Zealand could once again be home to the now-extinct Moa, by the year 2035

16 Oct: Fossil hand bones hint that ancient human relative Paranthropus made tools 1.5 million years ago

15 Oct: Mooove over dairy and beef cows, for a new hybrid breed on the block

15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours

15 Oct: Major roads are staying shut in northern Taranaki and Waikato today, after yesterday's downpours

14 Oct: A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

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