Meanwhile, fellow South Island village St Arnaud in the Tasman district's alps, 90 kilometres southwest of Nelson, was the coldest habited spot in the country overnight. As at 12:20pm, temperatures are currently sitting... Posted by Mackenzie Country Weather NZ on Friday, July 2, 2021It plunged to -8.3C overnight. It came after Kiwis took that moment longer to get out of bed and brave the freezing cold this morning. Wellingtonians started their day with the mercury at 5C at 7am as a fine high of 11C was forecast for the afternoon. Even the winterless north was shivering with Whāngarei residents waking to 5C temperatures with a showery top of 15C ahead.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2021 19:24 UTC