The small tourist town of Akaroa on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula has equalled its warmest day on record for June. According to NIWA, Akaroa reached a high of 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, a match for its warmest June temperature record. The unseasonally warm weather was spread across the region with Christchurch, Kaikōura, Cheviot and Rangiora all reaching 22C on Tuesday. John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff Akaroa reached a high of 23 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. READ MORE:* Cold weekend in Marlborough with temperatures as low as -9C* Warm winter: Parts of New Zealand forecast to hit 20C* Weather: 'Flip flop' forecast on the cards with 'smorgasbord' of weather incomingNiwa meteorologist Ben Noll said sub-tropical northwesterlies were behind the warm weather.

Source: Stuff June 16, 2020 05:48 UTC