Warmer, drier April for many with record-breaking month of weather 4 May, 2021 06:43 AM 3 minutes to read Niwa reported Auckland as the warmest and the wettest centre in April. Photo / Dean Purcell NZ Herald New Zealanders endured plenty of weather extremes across the country last month with a warmer and drier than normal April for many. April was persistently dry, with well below normal rainfall levels in eastern parts of both islands and the central North Island, Niwa's monthly climate summary reported. Read More Many of the notable weather patterns were recorded on the same day - Easter Sunday. Temperatures peaked above the average across the country. More than three dozen locations saw near-record or record-high maximum temperatures, the majority happened around Easter, April 4-6.