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Hastings is set to hit 34 degrees today as the region swelters under a heat alert, following a hot weekend.
Health New Zealand is warning residents to keep cool and hydrated over the next week as the mercury soars on the East Coast.
Temperatures between 26 and 34 Degrees Celsius are forecast out to Thursday in Hawke's Bay.
Its been a scorcher of a day, with new maximum December temperatures provisionally set in Tauranga
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