MetService has issued a strong wind warning for the lower North Island and parts of the South Island on Saturday.

And there'll be more cold days to come, MetService says.

And there'll be more cold days to come, MetService says.

Heavy rain is on the cards for western and central parts of the North Island today, with heavy snow forecast for much of the South Island on Sunday.

Heavy rain is on the cards for western and central parts of the North Island today, with heavy snow forecast for much of the South Island on Sunday.

A slow-moving front over the south of the South Island is bringing "significant" snow for Queenstown Lakes, Southland and inland Otago, as well as...

Bureau of Meteorology says higher-than-average temperatures and moisture levels could spell more wild weather