Search continues for two people missing during a fishing competition off Great Barrier Is.

Heavy rain batters eastern parts of North Island, with some falls of more than 100mm.

Wild weather isn't over yet, with a severe thunderstorm watch in place for some areas.

Many had only just had power restored after days or weeks without it.

The snow is expected to fall Saturday morning.

MetService Severe Weather Update: April 28th

MetService Weather Christchurch: April 28th

MetService Weather New Zealand: April 27th - 29th

Hundreds of trees across Auckland were severely weakened in the storm of April 10.

Rain is forecast for much of the country, with particularly heavy rain in the upper north and lower south.

Rain is forecast to set in this evening from the top and bottom of the country.

MetService Weather Christchurch: April 27th

The wind and the rain are staging a comeback.

MetService Weather Wellington: April 27th

MetService Weather Auckland: April 27th

MetService Weather New Zealand: April 26th - 28th

Forecasters are waiting to see where the bad weather will hit hardest.

MetService Weather Christchurch: 23rd April

MetService Weather Wellington: 23rd April

MetService Weather Auckland: 23rd April

MetService Weather New Zealand: 22nd - 24th April

It's bad enough subsidising Aucklanders' sorry arses, now we've got to feel sorry for them

The school holidays will be brightened by better weather this week.

Graham Fisher captured this stunning timelapse of the Aurora Australis at Lake Ellesmere, Christchurch. / Supplied by Graham Fisher

Showers due in north and south today, but mainly fine in central New Zealand.