Heavy rain,120km/h gales and snow forecast for parts of NZ this weekend StuffSpring-like weekend: Parts of North Island to bask in 20C as south faces gale battering NZ HeraldSouth and lower North Island in for a weekend of strong winds and rain RNZConditions fluctuate wildly as spring nears ODTDamaging winds possible Sunday, polar cold returns to SI WeatherWatch.co.nz