Otago's winter wonderland

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Wed, 23 Jun 2010
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Yesterday's dusting of snow did not deter Naseby octogenarian Reg Clark from his daily walk through the township. Photo by Gerard O'Brien. Snow at the Naseby cemetery yesterday. Photo by Gerard O'Brien. Naseby was blanketed by snow yesterday morning. Photo by Gerard O'Brien. Little angel . . . Brooke Bennie (6), makes a snow angel in the Omarama School playground yesterday. Photo by David Bruce. All White . . . Soccer was the name of the game in snow at the Omarama School's morning break yesterday, (front, from left) Cody Becker (10) and Henry Subtil (10), leading the way. Photo by David Bruce. Waiting game . . . Trucks and cars wait at Omarama yesterday morning for the Lindis Pass to re-open. Photo by David Bruce. Traffic makes it way over the Pigroot yesterday afternoon. Photo by Gerard O'Brien. Picture perfect . . . Snow covers tree branches in Arrowtown yesterday morning. Photo supplied by Angela Verry. Picture perfect . . . Snow covers tree branches in Arrowtown yesterday morning. Photo supplied by Angela Verry. Snow covers Denbigh St looking towards Hertford St in Arrowtown yesterday morning. Photo supplied by Angela Verry. Arrowtown children Sarah Dawson and Hugo Caulder, both aged 7, with a snowman they found near Jack Reid Park yesterday. While the children did not build the snowman, they patched him back up after finding him damaged. Photo by Tracey Roxburgh. Snow covering Goldfield Heights Rd in Queenstown yesterday. Photo by Joanne Caroll. Benjamin Campbell (6), of Australia has a go sliding down the hill. Photo by Joanne Caroll. Thea Steeves-Boey (10) and Marta Steeves-Boey (3), of Singapore enjoy the snow for the first time in Queenstown yesterday. Photo by Joanne Caroll. Snow covering Goldfield Heights Rd in Queenstown yesterday. Photo by Joanne Caroll. Beached whale... A freight truck struggled to drive up the Frankton Rd incline to the Kawarau Rd roundabout due to snow conditions this morning, causing a rush hour traffic jam in both directions for about 15 minutes. Photo by James Beech. Hold on... Commuters took extra care when walking down the steep lane on Hotop's Rise to central Queenstown this morning. Photo by James Beech. Family fun... Father Steve McArthur, Lauren McArthur (10), Siaun McArthur (12) and Farrah McArthur (8), all of Queenstown, made the most of work and school being closed by making snowmen on the Queenstown Recreation Reserve. Photo by James Beech. William McIntyre (15) (left), Kieran McIntyre (14) and Regan McIntyre (9), celebrating a day off from school in the snow at Goldfield Heights yesterday morning. Photo by Joanne Caroll. Queenstown was blanketed in the first snowfall at lake level yesterday, as seen here from the Skyline Gondola building on Bob's Peak. Photo by Henrietta Kjaer.
 
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