Chilly start to the day in the South Island, more cold weather on the way
Chilly start to the day in the South Island, more cold weather on the way People in parts of the South Island woke to one of the coldest mornings of the year, with sub-zero temperatures in the centre and south. Tekapo dropped to a chilly - 8.2C at 7am, MetService said. Dunedin Airport was -7.1C, Timaru was at - 5.9C and Lewis Pass recorded - 4.6C. Feeling the cold? A frosty morning across the South Island with single digit temperatures for almost all regions. Central North Island areas are also feeling the freeze this morning with Taumarunui at -3.1°C.