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With temperatures reaching the high 30s in Napier and Hastings on Sunday, many spent the day finding ways to beat the heat.
Renske Speekenbrink works at the Napier i-site Visitor Centre, where people were popping in to cool off.
"Walking in the streets with no air-con, it's quite hot, so we've been quite welcoming.
"I did see a few people who were super sweaty who said they'd just arrived.
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