MetService meteorologist Emma Blades said it wouldn't be quite as cold tonight but would still be bitterly cold, particularly in the central and upper North Island. "It's warming up today but the clear skies mean at night all that heat's going to get lost out in space. High 14C, low 3CDunedinToday: Fine but frosty start, then cloud increasing, with a few spots of rain. Netflix and chillThis may sound misleading, but chilling does not necessarily mean staying cold in modern day vernacular. In the South Island it's not as cold because there is more cloud around today."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2016 05:23 UTC