Dunner stunner

English

Noun

Dunner stunner (plural Dunner stunners)

  1. (slang) A blazingly sunny day in Dunedin, New Zealand.
    • 2012 May 24, Dunedin NZ, Facebook[1], archived from the original on 7 September 2025:
      Another Dunner Stunner!
    • 2018 December 29, “Beachgoers take advantage of Dunner stunner”, in Otago Daily Times[2], archived from the original on 29 December 2018:
      Beachgoers take advantage of Dunner stunner
    • 2023, Vanda Symon, Expectant[3], →ISBN:
      It wasn’t a ‘Dunner stunner’ day – quite the opposite, with the city clagged in by a persistent mist of the type that hung somewhere between damp and drizzle.
    • 2024 May 29, ““Dunner Stunner” not just about weather”, in The New Zealand Herald[4], archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
      It can be cold, but everybody has heard of a Dunner Stunner. When the sun is on you, it is hot. Even in winter, it can be beautifully warm. If it was five degrees warmer, everyone would live here.