New Zealand has a temperate climate and the nature of the terrain, the prevailing winds and the length of the country lead to sharp regional contrasts. Maximum temperatures rarely exceed 30°C and you have to be in the elevated inland regions of either island for temperature to fall much below 0°C. Generally speaking, rainfall is higher in the west than the east of the country due to the north-south orientation of the mountain ranges and the prevailing westerly/north westerly winds.
It does rain a lot in NZ though but it is certainly not monsoonal. The 2nd link below has a rain chart
MrCool1978
2006-02-18 21:04:44 UTC
New Zealand doesn't have Monsoons.
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