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The rest of the week's weather forecast should bring some relief to parts of the country, with the east spared of further rain.
A powerful Tasman Sea storm is continuing to lash New Zealand, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and snow as it tracks east across New Zealand.
MetService said the system would move off the South Island early Tuesday, but not before dumping more rain and snow - and sending gale-force winds through several regions.
An orange heavy snow warning remained in place for Canterbury High Country until 12pm Tuesday.
There were also several heavy snow watches throughout the central South Island.
But Wednesday should bring much-improved weather for the region, as well as the rest of the country.
MetService is forecasting showers in the west and south of the South Island, but was mainly fine for the east.
The North Island is expected to be hit by cloudy periods with scattered rain, before clearing in the north and east.
Isolated showers, turning to rain, return on Thursday, with it mainly fine in the east.
The South Island's west and south are expected to have showers, but it was mainly fine elsewhere.
Friday will bring scattered rain in the north of the North Island, and isolated showers in the west, with the east mainly fine.
The South Island can expect showers in the west and south to ease, with isolated downpours developing elsewhere.
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