Ducks quack ice at Dunedin Botanic GardenHamish McNeilly / Stuff.co.nz Duck pond freezes at Dunedin Botanic GardenPlunging temperatures caused a duck pond at the Dunedin Botanic Garden to ice over, catching feathered residents unaware. Dozens of ducks at the Dunedin Botanic Garden were left perplexed when the pond froze over on Monday morning. Hamish McNeilly / Fairfax NZ Ducks walk on frozen water at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. Ducks could be seen sliding and falling through the ice, several millimetres thick in places. Meanwhile temperatures plunged to -7 degrees Celsius at Dunedin Airport - one of the coldest areas in the country, along with Tekapo and Mt Cook Airport.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2016 22:07 UTC