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Richard Healey took some amazing snaps of the hoar frost on a trip through SH85, Omakau, Lauder, Becks and then back down the Ida Valley.

Richard Healey took some amazing snaps of the hoar frost on a trip through SH85, Omakau, Lauder, Becks and then back down the Ida Valley.

Richard Healey took some amazing snaps of the hoar frost on a trip through SH85, Omakau, Lauder, Becks and then back down the Ida Valley.

The 1880 Daniel O'Connell suspension bridge with its stone piers across the Manuherikia River at Ophir is swallowed by hoar-frost-covered willows on Monday afternoon. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Richard Healey took some amazing snaps of the hoar frost on a trip through SH85, Omakau, Lauder, Becks and then back down the Ida Valley.

Richard Healey took some amazing snaps of the hoar frost on a trip through SH85, Omakau, Lauder, Becks and then back down the Ida Valley.

Poolburn Dam was iced over. Photo: Kelly Drake

Photo: Kelly Drake

Lauder. Photo: Jen Rolfe

Photo: Kelly Drake

Ice and snow has made driving difficult in the South in recent weeks. Photo: Southern District Police

Ice and snow has made driving difficult in the South in recent weeks. Photo: Southern District Police

Photo: Jamie Moran

Poolburn School in the midst of a hoar frost which school staff said was the biggest in four years. Photo: Tom Kitchin

A farm near Poolburn suffers from a heavy hoar frost.Photo: Tom Kitchin

Hoar frosts take their toll near the Poolburn Adventure Hub. Photo: Tom Kitchin

Mist and fog drenched Poolburn as a hoar frost took shape in the area. Photo: Tom Kitchin

St Bathans. Photo: Jen Rolfe

Ida Valley on May 31. Photo: Glenda Dixon

Hoar frost near Omarama. Photo: Beth Rees

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Joy Bennett

The picturesque rustic cottage at Fruitlands. Photo: Joy Bennett

A cold but peaceful scene at Aronui Dam, Alexandra. Photo: Joy Bennett

Oturehua: Photo: Gerard Hyland

Oturehua: Photo: Gerard Hyland

Lauder. Photo: Debbie Mansfield

Heading towards Ranfurly from Lauder. Photo: Debbie Mansfield

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson
The freezing end to autumn and start to winter has made for a photographer's paradise in the coldest parts of Otago. Here are some of the best photos taken by our staff and readers.