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New Zealand swelters in scorching temperatures
Published: Jan 05, 2022 12:21 PM
All New Zealand sweltered in scorching temperatures as many places in North Island of the country hit record high temperatures in the first days of the new year, according to national weather broadcast agency MetService on Wednesday.

In the past days since the new year, hot weather continuously scorched the country's largest city Auckland and capital Wellington.

Many other towns surpassed 30 degrees Celcius, unusually hot compared with the same period in the past decades.

People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

People enjoy leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 4, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)