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Jack Frost arrives early for the South Island, temps plummet below zero and snow falls 27 Apr, 2021 12:10 AM 2 minutes to read Mt Roy looking over Lake Wanaka on Tuesday morning. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald Winter has arrived slightly early in the South Island, with freezing temperatures and dumps of snow in many places this morning. A midnight storm dumped about a centimetre of snow onto the Porters Alpine Resort near Castle Hill near Arthurs Pass early this morning. And parts of inland Otago woke to below-zero temperatures - down to -3.2C. Porters operations manager Blair James hoped the cold snap was an early indicator of good snowfall this season. ....
Freezing temperatures: Coldest morning of year for Mackenzie District 27 Apr, 2021 07:31 PM 2 minutes to read Aoraki Mount Cook shown from a webcam at Glentanner Park. Photo / Glentanner Park Centre Digital producer, Christchurch, NZ Heralddevon.bolger@nzme.co.nz Much of the country has awoken to a chill this morning as winter looms closer. The Mackenzie District has experienced its coldest temperatures of the year so far. Twizel takes out the top spot for the coolest place with -7C followed by Lake Tekapo and Burkes Pass on -5C at 6am. Read More Advertisement Mackenzie Country Weather NZ forecaster Jordan Langley said it has certainly been a cold morning. ....
Northwest Cherry Challenges Pt 2 Tuesday Apr 20th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Northwest cherries are in full bloom right now and are looking pretty good at this point, but recent winds and unseasonably cold nights have undoubtedly cut the crop outlook from what it had been. Northwest Cherry Growers president BJ Thurlby says the weather has been a challenge, but they’ve got another ongoing threat … THURLBY … “We think this crop, off of the top, is going to be down two to two-and-a-half million boxes from what is our number one issue in our industry right now which is called Little Cherry Disease. And, that’s kind of been going on the last four or five years, we’ve seen it grow and grow and grow. And, now we’re at the point where we’ve got all hands-on deck trying to figure out how we’re going to stop this.” ....
Northwest Cherry Challenges Pt 1 Monday Apr 19th, 2021 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. Like everyone else in the world this past year, including those in agriculture, Northwest cherry growers have seen their share of challenges, from COVID to a frosty spring and other weather-related issues. Northwest Cherry Growers president BJ Thurlby says it’s not been easy … THURLBY … “We’re about half way through bloom. We’ve got, what I consider to be a gorgeous bloom going, but we’ve had, in the last week, a lot of wind and wind doesn’t translate well to pollination because bees don’t like the wind any more than we do.” ....
Why Donald Trump has all but vanished from the public 16 Apr, 2021 06:20 PM 7 minutes to read President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump leave Washington. Video / CNN news.com.au On a freezing Washington DC morning in January, US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania strode out of the White House for the very last time. They climbed aboard a helicopter and flew to Andrews Air Force Base, where a small group of supporters and his children and their spouses gathered to hear him bid farewell. Among his remarks about rebuilding the military, saving veterans, growing the economy and his handling of Covid-19, dubbed a medical miracle , was a final and ominous promise. ....