People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
WELLINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand is sweltered in scorching heat as temperatures in North Island of the country hit record high in the first days of the new year, according to the national weather broadcast agency MetService on Wednesday.
People enjoy their leisure time on the beach in Auckland.
People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
Surfing lifeguards patrol around the surfing zone at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People surf at Lyall Bay of Wellington, capital of New Zealand, Jan. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People enjoy their leisure time on the beach in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 4, 2022. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)■
