Snow falls in South Island, possible thunderstorms for North Island 26 Apr, 2021 08:15 PM 2 minutes to read It's a wet and possibly thundery start for parts of the North Island, but will improve later in the day. Photo / Joel Ford It's a wet and possibly thundery start for parts of the North Island, but will improve later in the day. Photo / Joel Ford Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz Large parts of the North Island are waking up to a wet morning with thunderstorms possible from Te Kuiti through to Auckland. MetService is warning a band of rain is heading up from Te Kuiti and Waitomo right up to Auckland, bringing with it rain for most of the morning before easing later this afternoon.