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Snowcapped hills are expected to be seen about the country on Tuesday as a cold front arrives. “There’s a lot going on,” MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan said. A complex trough of low pressure brought heavy rain western parts of the North Island and Fiordland on Monday, with asmall tornado causing damage in Taranaki. A heavy snow watch is in place for Central Otago, south of about Roxburgh, Clutha and Southland from 2am-6pm Tuesday, with snow expected to fall to 300m in some area...

Weather: More than 1000 lightning strikes recorded overnight as wintry blast hits 17 May, 2021 08:02 PM 5 minutes to read MetService National weather: May 17th-19th. NZ Herald More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded in the last few hours, as winter makes its move over parts of the country today. MetService said up to 1200 strikes were recorded overnight. "The radar and lightning network is getting a good workout this morning," a MetService tweet said just before 7.30am. It comes as ...

Some parts of the South Island dropped below freezing, and MetService recorded around 1200 lightning strikes overnight.

Some Southlanders have woken to a light skiff of snow this morning, and a heavy snow warning remains in place for Fiordland.

Snow to fall in parts of South Island Snow to fall in parts of South Island Mon, 17 May 2021, 7:58AM Dunedins hill suburbs have now been included in MetServices forecast for snow on Tuesday morning. (Photo / File) Snow to fall in parts of South Island Mon, 17 May 2021, 7:58AM Dunedins hill suburbs have now been included in MetServices forecast for snow tomorrow morning. Until yesterday, Dunedin was not expected to get snow like the rest of...

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Thunderstorms, rain and snow: Cold weather set to continue 16 May, 2021 08:16 PM 3 minutes to read Fog has begun to roll into Christchurch which is sitting at 1.5C at 8am. Photo / Hamish Clark Fog has begun to roll into Christchurch which is sitting at 1.5C at 8am. Photo / Hamish Clark NZ Herald A low-pressure system is continuing to bring cold and wet weather to much of the country. Dunedins hill suburbs have now been included in MetServices forecast for snow Tuesday morning. Until yesterday, ...

Winter-like temperatures, significantly low snow next week as blustery southerly drives up Southern Ocean freeze Newshub 6 days ago © Image - NIWA / Facebook; Video - Newshub Related video: Severe weather is now costing insurers more. "Winter-like temperatures" will descend upon the South Island next week as a blustery southerly drags up cold air from the Southern Ocean. A NIWA graphic video shows an ice-cold claw of cold weather stretching out from near Antarctica towards New Zealand. "Ch...

"Winter-like temperatures are expected in the South Island, particularly in the deep south and about the interior. "The North Island will have brisk conditions thanks to the wind chill factor." MetService warns this southerly change will bring rain to southern and western areas, with a low confidence rainfall amounts will reach warning criteria about Mount Taranaki, the Tararua Range, the ranges of Buller and Westland, and Fiordland. Some of this rain will fall as snow for some thanks to this c...

Pool cue violation: Threat of jail stifles sentence review 14 May, 2021 03:13 AM 3 minutes to read Benjamin Keach. Photo / Rob Kidd, ODT Otago Daily Times By: Rob Kidd A Clutha man who used a pool cue to violate a rugby player made a bid to have his sentence changed – until threatened with imprisonment. In December last year, Benjamin Roger Keach, 41, pleaded guilty to injuring with reckless disregard and was sentenced at the Dunedin District Court to six months community detention and 250 ho...