Temperatures reached almost 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) in Lower Hutt

The NZ heatwave where I live

The thermometer represents the last 18 hours. In Lower Hutt

A minimum of 21C in the night that got to about 23C at 3 am; it is now 28C at 7 pm but reached a maximum in late-afternoon outside in the shade of 34.9C.