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Southern dairy farmers are being reminded to undertake best practices to safeguard water quality and transport safety when the annual stock Moving Day begins next Thursday. Moving Day starts from June 1 and continues for several weeks, a tradition where ...

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“That’s pretty windy for them,” MetService meteorologist Peter Little said. An urgent warning issued by Aurora Energy said some customers would not have their power restored before Wednesday and should prepare for a forecast cold snap, including possible snow. To provide warmth, hot drinks, toilet, water and cooking facilities, Aurora Energy contractors had connected a generator to the Millers Flat Hall on Tuesday evening. It would remain in place until power was restored in all affe...

Rachael Kelly15:40, Jun 29 2021 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency An NZTA weather camera shows Old Coach Rd (State Highway 93) just before it was reopened by the NZTA on Tuesday afternoon. Snow drifts up to a metre deep are lying on some roads in the Clutha district south of Dunedin, and some roads in West Otago are impassable after a southerly storm dumped snow on the area on Monday. The Clutha District Council says it could take until Wednesday to clear roads in the Waipori/Mahinerangi area, a...

Black ice on a South Island highway is making driving hazardous between Tarras and Twizel Black ice on a South Island highway is making driving hazardous between Tarras and Twizel 26 May 2021 Severe frosts have followed below-minus-eight degree temperatures this morning in the high country towns of Fairlie, Omarama and Lake Tekapo. Waka Kotahis Tresca Forrester says crews will be putting grit on Canterbury and Otago roads. She says drivers need to look out for black ice on shaded roads an...