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Opinion: How people are keeping cool in the heat

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Rodney Tonihi, 37

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With temperatures rising, locals are doing what they can to stay cooler. We asked people how they were coping with the heat.

Samantha Ritson, 46. Photo / Stephen Parker
Samantha Ritson, 46. Photo / Stephen Parker

My mum from England taught me to wet a towel. It's not very nice when you put a cold towel on you but it does the trick.

Samantha Ritson, 46

Rotorua Central

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Jamie Olsen, 29. Photo / Stephen Parker
Jamie Olsen, 29. Photo / Stephen Parker

I just keep the fluids up, the odd swim, the lake. Trying not to keep as active as usual to keep from sweating.

Jamie Olsen, 29

Edgecumbe

Rodney Tonihi, 37
Rodney Tonihi, 37

I am not coping with the heat but I'm learning to put up with it because you can't do anything about it.

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Rodney Tonihi, 37

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Amy Proud, 19. Photo / Stephen Parker
Amy Proud, 19. Photo / Stephen Parker

I've been wetting a towel and sleeping with a wet towel over the top of me. You're wet when you go to sleep but you're dry by morning.

Amy Proud, 19

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