Southern scorcher continuesMetService MetService National Forecast. Dunedin Airport hit 33.9C - its third warmest January temperature since records began in 1972. On Sunday the temperature in Invercargill soared to 32.3C - the hottest since records began in 1905. Around 5:30pm today, the official temperature reading at #Invercargill airport reached 32.3C - likely a new record high temperature for that location. By 4pm, "a few" lightning strikes had occurred in the Taihape region, where there were also a few rain showers, MetService said.

Source: Stuff January 14, 2018 17:13 UTC