The pattern looks set to change during the next few days, with weather systems expected to become more mobile and strong winds likely in many places.

A front is expected to move onto Fiordland late Thursday or early Friday, and should rapidly cross the country. A deep low should approach Fiordland later Friday, with an associated trough moving across New Zealand on Saturday. A new low is expected to develop east of the South Island later Saturday, then should move away to the east on Sunday.

Periods of heavy rain are expected in the west of the South Island, starting late Thursday or early Friday in Fiordland, with a moderate confidence of warning amounts of rain there. As the rain spreads north, the confidence of warning criteria being exceeded increases to high in Westland, and significant spillover is also possible for the Canterbury and Otago lakes and rivers. There is also a moderate confidence of heavy rain on Friday and Saturday in Buller and Nelson (especially the ranges) and also about the Tararua Range.

For the North Island, heavy rain is also possible from Taranaki across to the central high country and also the eastern Bay of Plenty ranges, starting on Friday about Mt Taranaki and then spreading eastwards, with a moderate confidence of accumulations reaching warning criteria.

In addition, there is a low confidence of severe northwest gales about Wellington, southern Wairarapa, Marlborough and inland Canterbury during Friday and early Saturday. Later Saturday, a strong southerly may develop about the Kaikoura Coast, and there is also a low confidence this also becoming severe.

Further north, there is a low confidence of severe northwest gales for at time on Saturday for the central North Island, from Waikato to Taranaki and across to northern Hawkes Bay and Gisborne.

My wish for you to be safe

Thats very true
But you were hoping for some rain though

Models updated.

Valerie could be correct unfortunately. Look for the white patches 

The Map models looking much the same.
Personally I am not impressed. Look at the Upper East Coast 



Possibility of severe gales about...

TARANAKI, WANGANUI, MANAWATU and the KAPITI COAST West to northwest gales are likely in exposed places from this afternoon until early Sunday morning, and may reach severe gale at times.

CENTRAL HAWKES BAY West to northwest gales are likely in exposed places from this evening until mid-morning Sunday, and may reach severe gale at times.

WAIRARAPA West to northwest gales are likely in exposed places from this afternoon until early Sunday morning, and may reach severe gale at times.

MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS Northwest gales may reach severe gale at times until this evening.

Possibility for heavy rain about...

CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND HIGH COUNTRY and the TARARUA RANGE Rain is expected to become heavy this afternoon, then ease tonight. Accumulations may approach warning criteria during this time (e.g. 70mm in 12 hours).

MOUNT TARANAKI A burst of heavy rain is expected this afternoon, and accumulations may approach warning criteria (e.g. 50mm in 6 hours).

WESTLAND north of Otira Heavy rain is expected to ease this afternoon. Accumulations may approach warning criteria during this time (e.g. 60mm in 9 hours).

NORTH OTAGO and SOUTHLAND Easterly rain is expected to develop this afternoon, then ease early Sunday morning. Accumulations may approach warning criteria (e.g. 40 to 50mm in 12 hours).