Kiwis are likely lingering a moment longer in bed this morning as they wake to bitterly cold temperatures, with those living in Aoraki-Mt Cook's shadow braving especially freezing lows. Christchurch and Timaru residents in Canterbury, meanwhile, were waking to morning temperatures of -2C today, while Queenstown was an even chillier -3C. Wellingtonians were starting 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. Tauranga's 7am temperature of 6C was expected to climb to 15C later today.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2021 20:48 UTC