Snow coats Dunedin right down to sea level, including St Clair, Middle and St Kilda Beaches. Photos: Stephen Jaquiery : Surprise spring snowfall

Looking forward to warming up with hot cocoa, Kate Duder pulls Ava Gardiner (4) and Charlotte Duder (6) down Pine Hill Rd with Polly and Bevin Gardiner. : Surprise spring snowfall

St Clair residents George and Bernadette Magnuson head for a coffee at the Esplanade at St Clair amid driving snow yesterday morning. : Surprise spring snowfall

A Dunedin family try to take a selfie among a family of snow people while snow falls at the North Ground in Dunedin yesterday. : Surprise spring snowfall