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QueenstownMay 11

Winter comes early to Wakatipu

Most Queenstown people yesterday morning woke to white cars and an itching to break out the skis a few weeks early.
Winter comes early to Wakatipu
Winter comes early to Wakatipu
NewsOctober 5

Spring snow

Otago Daily Times photographers were out and about in yesterday's snow.
QueenstownSeptember 4

Blizzards hit fields; snow welcomed

A southerly blast forced the closure of some Queenstown and Wanaka skifields yesterday, others were only only partially open but the snow was welcome.
DunedinJuly 29

Brace yourselves for big chill - CD

Otago people are being urged to prepare for a snowstorm which is forecast to hit the region from tomorrow night.
NewsJune 20

ODT gets through - but only just

The Otago Daily Times gets through. But, sometimes, only just.
NewsMay 28

Otago blanketed by snow

Many Otago residents awoke this morning to find a thick blanket of snow. 
NewsJanuary 3

January brings the snow

Rough weather in the high country brought snow to may parts of Otago yesterday while travellers' plans were disrupted by blockages on highways on the West Coast.
West CoastOctober 15

Snow forecast

A weather front possibly bringing snow could disrupt plans to reopen one lane of the Milford road by tomorrow, New Zealand Transport Agency Southland area manager Peter Robinson said.
NewsJune 20

Awakino, Ohau expecting bumper ski season

Preparations for the ski season are well advanced at the volunteer-run Awakino Skifield, near Kurow. New equipment is already in place, as is a decent covering of snow.
DunedinMay 14

Snow forecast for today

Snow down to 400m, about the level of Dunedin's Signal Hill, is forecast for today.
NewsNovember 5

Snow in Queenstown

Fresh snow falls throughout Queenstown yesterday.
DunedinNovember 5

South wakes to snow

Snow has fallen in the South overnight, blanketing hills in the region and settling on the flat in some parts of Central Otago.
QueenstownOctober 17

Big snows test QLDC

Issues with winter maintenance of skifield access roads - particularly Coronet Peak Rd - have to be solved quickly, Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander says.
Big snows test QLDC
Big snows test QLDC
NewsSeptember 15

More snow woes for motorists

Heavy snow forced the closure of the Danseys Pass road this morning.
NewsAugust 29

Region warned to brace for yet more snow and ice

Blizzard weather conditions were expected to continue across Otago's heartland overnight, with up to 20cm more snow forecast to be followed by a series of severe frosts in the next few days.
DunedinAugust 29

City thaws out as snow melts

Normal service is resuming in Dunedin as the bitterly cold snap affecting most of the country eases in the city - although schools and some roads remain closed and the airport has been dogged by delays.
NationalAugust 29

Country still shivers under polar blast

The lower North Island is feeling the full force of this week's wintry blast, with heavy snow returning to Wellington with a vengeance late this afternoon, while the South Island continues to shiver.
Country still shivers under polar blast
Country still shivers under polar blast
NationalAugust 29

Warnings as 'major winter storm' approaches

People are being urged to prepare for a major polar blast which could bring snow as far north as the Coromandel Peninsula from Sunday.
NewsAugust 22

Polar blast unlikely but spring snow not ruled out

Chances are slim another polar blast will hit the South in the next few weeks, but the possibility of a snow storm in spring still exists, a climate scientist says.
QueenstownAugust 21

Snow survey: QLDC could do better

Queenstown-Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden believes the council could have done "a lot" better during this winter's polar blasts.
Snow survey: QLDC could do better
Snow survey: QLDC could do better
DunedinAugust 17

MetService lifts warnings

Significant snow warnings for Otago have been lifted by MetService as the polar blast moves north.
Central OtagoAugust 17

Snow no longer a novelty

Aucklanders excited about a few snowflakes this week should spare a thought for Adrian Hood, of Dansey Pass, who is surrounded by a metre-deep blanket of snow.
EditorialAugust 16

The snow novelty wears thin

The "polar blast", so named by an excited media, has roared its way from the Antarctic and given New Zealand a real taste of winter.
The snow novelty wears thin
The snow novelty wears thin
DunedinAugust 16

Contractors battle to clear Dunedin streets

Dunedin drivers with cars left awkwardly and sometimes illegally parked across the city after heavy snowfall were given a day's grace yesterday, with no parking enforcement by the Dunedin City Council.
Contractors battle to clear Dunedin streets
Contractors battle to clear Dunedin streets
DunedinAugust 15

Blizzard conditions to stay

Snow left hundreds of passengers stranded at Queenstown Airport yesterday and roads throughout the region were closed last night, but forecasters warn the worst is yet to come.