Photos: Snow, snow everywhere

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Tue, 16 Aug 2011
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Clyde's main street. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Looking towards the Clyde bridge. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT St Dunstan church in Clyde. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Landmark building, Olivers, in Clyde. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Merinos in a paddock near Alexandra. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Good day for it; Firewood for sale in Clyde. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Snowman in Pionner Park, Alexandra, made by (from left) Hunter Smith (10), Hadley Jury (13), Breana Smith (9), Jessica Courtney (5), Blyth Courtney (11) and Mitchell Stewart (11), all of Alexandra. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT On a roll . . . Dunedin visitors (from left) Marian Krogh, Ingrid Ceelen, and Razmin Shamsuddin. Photo: Lynda van Kempen ODT Maggie Dowling (4) in a snowdrift at Naseby. Up to a metre of snow was built up around the fences at her Naseby farm yesterday. Photo from Jo Dowling. Loving lift . . . Angela Ruske, of Establo Alpacas, moves Ferdinand out of the snow and wind on Three Mile Hill, Dunedin, yesterday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT The snow didn't stop some people from heading into work in Balclutha on Monday. Photo: Helena de Reus ODT The Balclutha bridge on Monday morning. Photo: Helena de Reus ODT Some drivers struggled to get up steep snowy streets - this driver spun 360 degrees on Gormack St, Balclutha. Photo: Helena de Reus ODT A slop on the Balmacewen Golf Course covered with sleds as snow blankets Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Craig Baxter ODT Lucy Sawers(8) of Alexandra building a snowman after hearing she doesn't have to go to school. Photo from Sarah Sawers. A 'cold fellow' waits in a bus shelter in student vill... Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT Snow in Sunderland Street, Clyde. Photo: Sarah Marquet ODT Sightseers trudge by the Arts Centre SCAPE art installation. Photo: Joe Dodgshun ODT Snow-encrusted rubble down-town. Photo: Joe Dodgshun ODT A fruity construction near the gutted remnants of Knox Church on the corner of Victoria St and Bealey Ave. Photo: Joe Dodgshun ODT Sledding on Balmacewan Golf Course. Photo from Sharron Bennett Kids preparing to sled on the golf Course. Photo from Sharron Bennett Even the Mums had a go at sledding on the slopes of Balmacewan golf course. Photo from Sharron Bennett Nicola Stuart pulls her son Hamish Wallace (11) on a sledge up Claremont Street as roads and schools closed in Dunedin. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Kate Armstrong (19), student, jogs along Highgate in the snow Monday morning. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Stuart Street was closed in Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Stuart Street was closed in Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Roads closed in Dunedin on Monday following heavy overnight snow, the view north along Highgate from Roslyn. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Stuart Street was closed in Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Stuart Street was closed in Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Snowboarder Jake Shearstone (17) (left) and Skiier Cameron Wallace (16) prepare to make their way down Stuart Street. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Michael Adam of the Dunedin 4wd club delivers meals on wheels during the heavy snow which closed roads and schools around Dunedin. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Helping hand . . . Maori Hill resident Mona Carman has her path cleared by Otago Boys High School pupils. She had asked them ``if they would like to shovel some snow rather than make a noise''. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT Take that . . . OBHS students unleash a snow attack on Highgate. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT Craft Bar in the Octagon is quiet in the snow. Photo: Linda Robertson ODT Olivia Culbert, Emma Thorn and Muzza the snowman at Port Chalmers. Photo from Linda Culbert Snow tubing . . . Jamaya Fisilau (rear) gives her 4-year-old twins Kyala (left) and Kalani a helping hand enjorying the snow on a tube in Oamaru yesterday. Photo: David Bruce ODT Sale must go on . . . Whitestone Livestock auctioneer John Cheesman (right) sells a pen of sheep at yesterday's Waiareka Sale to a small gallery of buyers. Photo: David Bruce ODT Breakfast . . . Calves on Geoff and Jan Keeling's farm line up for feeding early yesterday morning in blizzard conditions. Photo from Jan Keeling Winter wonderland . . . Aaliya Doran (3), of Oamaru, shows off her handywork in Awamoa Park in Oamaru yesterday. Photo: Ben Guild ODT Bayview Road, St Kilda at 7pm. Photo from Jennifer Kinloch. Heading north . . . Two yellow eyed penguins walk through snow on private conservation land on the Otago Peninsula yesterday. Photo from Shaun Templeton/Elm Wildlife Tours. Heading north . . . Two yellow eyed penguins walk through snow on private conservation land on the Otago Peninsula yesterday. Photo from Shaun Templeton/Elm Wildlife Tours. A visiting Australian family were making the most of the snow at Earnslaw Park yesterday morning. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Arrowtown was given a heavy snowfall on Monday morning forcing several Buckingham Street businessess to close up for the day. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Road works were out in full force around Queenstown. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Most drivers listened to police warnings of staying off the roads. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Roads were being cleared from 4am on Monday morning for traffic. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Cold welcome. . . Libby, Hannah (3) and Jim Dunstan arrived to Queenstown from Brisbane on Sunday night to be welcomed by the snowy blast. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Roads were starting to be cleared around Queenstown from 4am on Monday morning and workers continued throughout the day as the snow didn't let up. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT These visiting Australian snowboarders didn't mind the extra powder on the mountains after Sunday night's massive snowfall around Queenstwon. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT The snow made for a busier day for emergency services around Queenstown. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Business was closed for many in Queenstown, this picture taken on Ballarat Street. Photo: Olivia Caldwell ODT Across the lake... The TSS Earnslaw and Steamer Wharf, with a snow swathed Ben Lomond in the background, on Monday morning. Photo: James Beech ODT Picture postcard... St Peter's Anglican Church, Queenstown. Photo: James Beech ODT Downtown... The view of Camp St towards Skyline Gondola, on Monday morning. Photo: James Beech ODT Anna and Ollie Yeoman ski their way down Pine Hill Rd as snow blankets Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Craig Baxter ODT Student ville . . . Nick Prebble catches a tow behind a car down SH1 past the Captain Cook Tavern in the early hours of Monday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT Nathaniel Strange (7) chased by brothers Noah (6) and Daniel (5) on Centennial Ave, Helensburgh as snow blankets Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Craig Baxter ODT Evie Holt (6), Theor Hannigan (6) and Marianne Hannigan sled down a slop on the Balmacewen Golf Course as snow blankets Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Craig Baxter ODT Matthew and Joshua Houston sledding at home on Blueskin Rd. Photo from the Houston Family Student ville . . . Ben Sexton and Sylvia Ryatt slide down Castle street in the early hours of Monday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT Students from left Tegan Wells [18] and Hannah Smith [18] get a helping hand from parked cars while walking through snow on Union St, Monday. Photo: Peter McIntosh ODT Kimberley Taylor with dog Jake on Highgate on Monday. Photo: Peter McIntosh ODT Closed Stuart street being treated after snow on Monday morning. Photo: Peter McIntosh ODT Closed Stuart street being treated after snow on Monday morning. Photo: Peter McIntosh ODT Slippery fun . . . Making the most of a slight hill and a snow day at Belleknowes Golf. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery ODT A trawler is obscured by a snow shower off the coast between Karitane and Seacliff on Monday afternoon. Photo from Belinda Jones Slippery fun . . . Making the most of a slight hill and a snow day are (from left) Mariette Devereux (11), Emma Adams (11), twins Lucy and Annie Sansom (9), and Ella Sansom (13), at Belleknowes Golf. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Student ville . . . Luke Willoughby snowboards down Castle street in the early hours of Monday morning. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Mighty man . . . Krisandra Treweek-Usherwood and Javan Treweek (6) put the finishing touches on their giant snowman, in Mornington, Dunedin, yesterday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery Purebred Arabian mare Zareth-Shahar prancing through the snow at Duntroon, North Otago. Photo from Karan Lawrence. Elly Patrick (6) and Brooke Patrick (4) bounce on a snow-covered trampoline in Portobello. Photo from Melissa Bulger Students walk lectures as snow blankets Dunedin on Monday. Photo: Craig Baxter ODT Ardmore St, Wanaka, in icy conditions. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT Bullock Creek, Wanaka, in snow. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT The Dinosaur playground in Wanaka was still a popular place for children despite a blanket of snow. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT Snow to lake level, Wanaka. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT Wanaka under snow, to the waters edge. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT Wanaka's Roys Bay jetty with a thin layer of snow. Photo: Marjorie Cook ODT MacMooney, the Millers Flat snowman. Photo Paul Mooney ODT
 

Snow blankets most parts of New Zealand during an icy polar blast that has hit the country. These photos are by Otago Daily Times photogaphers from around Dunedin, Otago, Southland and even Christchurch, and also a mixture of readers photos sent in by the public showing what our communities got up to on a very snowy day!

 

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