Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.

Fog is rolling in from the ocean, MetService says.

Traffic is building across the country as many take to the road for the long weekend.

Rain and strong winds are forecast for much of the North Island today, including Auckland.

But Aucklanders may need to pack an umbrella for Easter Monday.

It's a mixed bag of weather this Easter.

Flooding closes roads in Central Hawke's Bay

Tropical Cyclone Fili is tracking further east of New Zealand, the latest models show.

Settled early autumn weather for most, but rainmaker targets soaked east.

Waka Kotahi urges people to drive with care with further heavy rain expected overnight.

'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'

A severe weather warning is in place for Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Taupō.

Several schools have been forced to close due to flooding.

Many parts of the North Island are bearing the brunt of thunderstorms and torrential rain.

Forecasters expect to see dramatic weather in the top half of the North Island.

Heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the upper North Island.

Heavy rain warning for Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel for Sunday and Monday.

A falling tree damaged a house in Kauri, no one was injured.

Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.

Wellington Free Ambulance confirmed it was responding to an event.

Metservice has issued a heavy rain warning for Wellington over the weekend.

The muggy weather won't peak until Saturday.

Kaitāia, Dargaville and Whangārei not expected to dip below 23C all week.

Many in the North Island will be spending the public holiday indoors as rain is forecast.

Adding to the humidity, intense rain is forecast for east from Hawke's Bay to Coromandel.

Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.

The Marlborough region is under a heavy rain watch from 9am to 11pm today.

The downpour on the West Coast of the South should ease.

A mother and two young children in nappies were helped off the helicopter.