MetService Weather Wellington: 27th March.

MetService Weather Auckland: 27th March.

MetService Weather National: 26th - 28th March.

MetService Weather National: 25th - 27th March

MetService Weather Auckland: 24th March.

MetService Weather Wellington: 24th March.

MetService Weather Christchurch: 24th March.

MetService Weather Wellington: 21st March

MetService Weather Auckland: 21st March

MetService Weather Christchurch: 19th March

MetService Weather Wellington: 19th March

MetService Weather Auckland: 19th March

MetService Weather National: 18th - 20th March

MetService Weather Christchurch: 18th March

MetService Weather Wellington: 18th March

MetService Weather Auckland: 18th March

MetService Weather National: 17th - 19th March

NZ will only get remnants of the ex-tropical cyclone as it moves past the country.

MetService Weather Auckland: 17th March.

MetService Weather National: 16th - 18th March.

Gretel will bring rain to parched areas in drought but "it's a bit of a flash in the pan".

MetService Weather Wellington: 14th March

MetService Weather Auckland: 14th March

MetService Weather Christchurch: 14th March

MetService Weather National: 14th - 15th March

MetService Weather Wellington: 13th March.

MetService Weather Auckland: 13th March.

MetService Weather Christchurch: 13th March.

MetService Weather National: 13th - 14th March.

System is forecast to become a category 1 tropical cyclone tomorrow evening.