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. : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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. : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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. : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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 : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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. : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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. : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Poolburn Dam was iced over. Photo: Kelly Drake : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Photo: Kelly Drake : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Lauder. Photo: Jen Rolfe : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Photo: Kelly Drake : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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

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

Photo: Jamie Moran : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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

A farm near Poolburn suffers from a heavy hoar frost.Photo: Tom Kitchin : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Hoar frosts take their toll near the Poolburn Adventure Hub. Photo: Tom Kitchin : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

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

St Bathans. Photo: Jen Rolfe : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Ida Valley on May 31. Photo: Glenda Dixon : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Hoar frost near Omarama. Photo: Beth Rees : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Joy Bennett : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

The picturesque rustic cottage at Fruitlands. Photo: Joy Bennett : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

A cold but peaceful scene at Aronui Dam, Alexandra. Photo: Joy Bennett : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Oturehua: Photo: Gerard Hyland : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Oturehua: Photo: Gerard Hyland : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Lauder. Photo: Debbie Mansfield : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Heading towards Ranfurly from Lauder. Photo: Debbie Mansfield : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson : Slideshow: Life in the freezer

Butchers Dam near Alexandra. Photo: Greg Hughson : Slideshow: Life in the freezer