While farmers will be bitterly disappointed with the slightly drier Easter Sunday forecast holidaymakers will be happy - as too will grape growers.
WeatherWatch.co.nz prepares reports for some Auckland vineyards and the news for them today will be positive.
But this is just the Auckland region - and rain is moving in to other places as predicted.
Along the West Coast of the South Island a band of heavy rain pushed through this morning - now another band is setting in - answering prayers for those in a drought zone desperate for rain.
Showers have affected parts of other drought zones - including Northland, Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, East Cape and now Taranaki and soon the lower North Island. Nelson and Marlborough have also received a period of rain or showers.
"So far Easter Sunday is one of the wettest days we've had a in while nationally" says Mr Duncan. "Hard to believe with so many places seeing the sun or dry condtiions today, but shows just how dry our weather patterns really has been this year".
The chance for showers increases this afternoon in Auckland and Waikato. Yesterday we were predicting a mix of dry spells and patchy rain - now we are predicting long dry spells and showers. A similar forecast for most but for farmers in the area another step back.
Humid conditions should prevail in many places today, especially the north and west.
The week ahead looks unsettled with more rain and showers in the west and south of of New Zealand.
Meanwhile it was a record breaking day of saving water for Wellington yesterday.
Since water restrictions came into place, the region-wide target for water use has been 130 million litres a day.
Yesterday only 106 million litres were used - the lowest amount since records began in 1997.
It is raining in Wellington today, and while rain is forecast mid-week the regional council is warning it may not be enough to ease the current situation.
