It may just be lockdown luck but a mild streak of warm weather has brought spring-like temperatures for much of the country.
Christchurch city was sitting near 16C at 10am, with a high of 20C expected, and elsewhere it was 14C in Auckland, 12.5C in Wellington and 14.5C in Blenheim. Kaikōura was the warmest spot in the country on 19.3C.
A MetService spokesman said it is a beautiful day in Canterbury today, with just enough high cloud thrown in the mix to make them think of rainbow ice cream.