The sunshine and balmy temperatures of yesterday are set to continue for the rest of the weekend bringing the weather wary out of hibernation.
People across the country welcomed the sunshine taking to beaches, bush walks and in Auckland slipping and sliding at the Mud Monster Mud Run.
MetService meteorologist Rabi Kandula said the warm weather would stay - at least for the weekend.
"It's going to be a great, fine day for most parts of the country," he said.
In north Auckland families are expected to make the most of the sunshine at the annual Mud Monster Mud Run - a 2.5km obstacle course, at Massey University in Albany, with mud pits, water slides, tyre mountains and climbing walls.