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WakaKotahiTransportAgencyisurgingpeopletobecarefulontheroadasunsettledweathermakesitswayacrosstheSouthIslandintimeforthestartoftheschoolholidays.

Waka Kotahi Transport Agency is urging people to be careful on the road as unsettled weather makes its way across the South Island in time for the start of the school holidays.

Black ice could be a concern for motorists in Canterbury tomorrow with a frost expected overnight.
It comes after snow fell in the Canterbury High Country

The path to the firewood pile will be starting to get well worn by now, and the bad news is, this cold snap looks like it will persist for a while longer.


While the wild weather has eased around much of the country, some regional centres are still recovering from road closures, slips and flooding.

High winds briefly forced the closure of the Auckland Harbour Bridge as a fresh round of wild weather descends on the city.
Just after 11am Waka Kotahi sai

High winds have forced the closure of the Harbour Bridge four times as wild winds gusting over 100km/h lash the city.
Long traffic queues are forming on ei

One of the biggest snowfalls in more than a generation has led to smiles and groans in the Queenstown Lakes area.

Great swathes of New Zealand are battening down the hatches this afternoon as a rolling line of thunderstorms and blustery gusts continue to strike the cou

Flooding has closed roads and threatened properties around Porirua, while heavy snow has blocked roads in the South Island. 
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