Those in the upper North Island might want to avoid outdoor activities for the next day or two, with heavy rain to start the week.
A low over the north Tasman Sea would move onto the North Island Sunday night, bringing heavy rain on Monday from Auckland, across through Coromandel
and Western Bay of Plenty for Monday, with several weather watches in place.
That low would become slow-moving as it crossed over the island late Monday and on Tuesday, bringing periods of heavy rain with isolated thunderstorms to the northern parts of the North Island.
The heaviest falls were expected about Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty west of Te Puke from Monday afternoon to Tuesday evening, and a heavy rain watch was in force for these regions.
