Seek shade, stay hydrated and check in on pets, livestock and the vulnerable - it is going to be a scorcher later today.
MetService has issued a heat warn
The Bay of Plenty recorded “above normal” rainfall last year as New Zealand had its second-warmest year in recorded history , Niwa’s annual climate summary.
Meteorologists have been surprised to see New Zealand engulfed by yet another summer marine heatwave, which is likely to worsen over coming days. On a day.
Last year was New Zealand’s second-warmest in recorded history - and very nearly again its hottest - with Niwa citing La Nina, warm oceans and global climate.
The country has recorded its hottest day of the summer so far - and forecasters are warning the 34.6C reached in Canterbury may only be the beginning, with