Icy windscreens and frosty surfaces were seen across the Bay of Plenty this morning as temperatures dipped into the minuses for some.
Tauranga got down to 2.2C, its coldest morning of the year, while Rotorua shivered at -1.0C - the same temperature the city felt yesterday morning.
Galatea dropped to -0.6C and Whakatāne chilled at 1.0C
MetService meteorologist Andy Best said a blast of cold southerlies were sweeping the country off the Southern Ocean, causing a cold snap for all.