Mt Cook Airport records New Zealand’s coldest temperature of the year
Mt Cook Airport has been confirmed as New Zealand's coldest location on one of the year's most severe freezing mornings.
Mt Cook Airport has recorded the lowest temperature across New Zealand on what was one of the country's coldest mornings of 2026. The location claimed the distinction of being the nation's coldest place on the day.
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Where the big freeze hit hardest on New Zealand’s coldest morning of the year
The race nobody wanted to win has been decided, with Mt Cook Airport claiming the honour of being New Zealand’s coldest place on one of the chilliest mornings of 2026.