Motorists are being warned of black ice across the North Island, while Auckland hit temperatures close to zero for the second night running. The bone-chilling wintry conditions were felt throughout the North Island with many inland areas covered in frost and recording temperatures well below zero. The sub-zero icy conditions were also posing problems for motorists throughout the North Island, with roads turning treacherous from black ice. A heavy rain warning has been issued for Fiordland and Westland, and there is the prospect of more snow for the south over the central South Island tomorrow. 13CHamilton: Morning cloud, fine with light winds and early frosts or fog.12CTauranga: Fine with morning frosts, light winds.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 30, 2017 21:00 UTC