NATIONAL NEWS: Auckland records its coldest day of the year so far.

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The City of Sails has become the City of Shivers, as Auckland records its coldest day of the year up until this point.

Frigid temperatures on Friday have caused ices, with the mercury plunging under zero in parts of the city.

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Ardmore (- 1 degrees Celsius), Waiuku (- 0.2C), Whenuapai and Henderson Valley (both 0.1C) have all recorded crisp temperatures toward the beginning of today, MetService has detailed.

Overwhelming day off which had constrained the conclusion of the Desert Road – has now been cleared with the street opened to drivers, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said.

The Taihape-Napier Road likewise stays shut down with the following update expected by 11am Friday.

NZTA has cautioned drivers to fare thee well and to head to the conditions.

Below zero temperatures are being seen in numerous pieces of the nation, as indicated by MetService.

Queenstown and Timaru are awakening to a cold – 3 degrees Celsius, while the mercury in Christchurch, Invercargill and Blenheim had just reached – 2C at 6.30am Friday.

Further north, Hamilton is on – 1C, Taupō is sitting at zero, with the remainder of the North Island all chronicle single-digit temperatures.

Altered by NZ Fiji Times

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