OVERVIEW

In almost a repeat performance of yesterday, the north of the North Island stole the show today with both Tauranga and Whakatane hitting the 20’s, whereas down south, bitterly cold conditions affected the eastern part of the mainland once again and this time Wellington and Masterton were included too.

TODAYS HIGHS ACROSS NZ

Kaitaia 17                 Nelson 13

Whangarei 16           Blenheim 8

Auckland 16             Greymouth 14

Hamilton 18              Christchurch 8

Tauranga 20              Timaru 9

Gisborne 15              Oamaru 9

Napier 13                  Dunedin 12

Masterton 9               Queenstown 10

New Plymouth 16     Alexandra 12

Wanganui 14             Gore 10

Palmerston North 15 Invercargill 11

                  Wellington 9

Tauranga and Whakatane were the nations hot spots with 20 degrees and just 3 degrees was the low at Hanmer Springs

Weather Analyst Richard Green

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