Story: Otago region

Winter in Ophir

Winter in Ophir

Some of New Zealand’s coldest temperatures have been recorded in Ophir in Central Otago. At 3 p.m. on 13 July 2007, the temperature was minus 6ºC and Blacks Hotel was surrounded by hoar frost.

Using this item

Otago Daily Times
Photograph by Gerard O'Brien

Permission of the Otago Daily Times must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago region - Climate, plants and animals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/22622/winter-in-ophir (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015