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
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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!