Whangārei will hit 26C on New Year's Eve and 27C on New Year's Day, though it will be partly cloudy with a slim chance of rain.
Hamilton is set to top 26C on both days with no chance of rain, though the overnight low will drop to a fresh 12C.
In popular holiday spot Tauranga, temperatures will range between 24C and 26C for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and it will be mostly sunny with no rain for beachgoers at Mount Maunganui.
The overnight low for revellers is 15C.
Wellington and Dunedin only make the high teens and low 20s on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a 40 per cent chance of rain in Dunedin on New Year's Day.
Windy conditions may develop through the South Island interior in some places as the air is squeezed through the mountains and valleys ahead of a weak cold front coming in after midnight in the deep south, WeatherWatch says.
Latest data shows clouds will thicken later in the day there but drizzle or showers may not arrive until after midnight.
Fiordland may have rain developing before midnight.
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