Kiwis at the top of the North Island are in the firing line for more wild weather with gale-force winds and heavy rain to hit the region.
MetService said another area of low pressure will bring more rain to already very wet parts in the north of the North Island over the next 24 hours.
"Slips and pooling water could happen readily for areas recently affected by heavy rain," MetService said.
A heavy rain warning has been issued for Northland until 3am on Friday with 70mm of rainfall expected.
MetService said the heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly, surface flooding and slips are also possible, while driving conditions may be hazardous.
Rain and wind watches have also been issued for Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay starting from 2pm with MetService saying winds may approach severe gale in exposed places.
"Once again we are set to see an area of low pressure arriving from the north and this will be bringing more rain and strong winds to places like Northland, Auckland and across to the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty," MetService meteorologist John Law said.
"Many of these areas have already recorded more than their average July rainfall this month.
"The good news, however, is that this system will move through swiftly and will not impact as large an area as the systems we saw earlier in the week but sodden areas could be in for more slips and readily pooling water."
But there is some good weather on the horizon with MetSerice picking a relatively fine weekend for most around the country.
"There will still be some showers about, especially in the west of the North Island and in the Far South, but there should be plenty of dry weather in store this weekend," Law said.
"The exception being the West Coast of the South Island, which is likely to see another round of rain from Sunday."
Many parents and children will be looking out for some dry weather next week for the final week of the school holidays.
"For the North Island it is the start of the week that looks best if you are planning to head outside, while for the South Island it will be the second half which should give you the opportunity to get out and enjoy some wintry sunshine," Law said.
It comes two days after most of New Zealand was battered by heavy wind, rain or snow on Tuesday, which saw MetService issue more than 40 weather warnings and watches to both the North and South Islands.
The wild weather forced the closure of several key routes around New Zealand and caused power outages and self-evacuations in some areas.
Akaroa near Christchurch and Dunedin received over a month's worth of rain in less than a day.
