Roads reopen after snow falls cut access to some South Island townsRichard Herrick Snow being cleared from a road in TekapoSouthern snow falls eased on Saturday evening after closing roads and stranding tourists. Snow falls cut road access into Tekapo and Mt Cook causing two buses to slide into snow as a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea continued to spit out a tangle of fronts bringing rain and strong winds. Richard Herrick Snow in Tekapo on Saturday morning. The snow in Tekapo village was about 10cm deep, Gualt saidEJ KIM Cars were stuck thanks to snow near Lake Tekapo. Emergency services were responding to reports of flooding and tree falls and more heavy rain was due across the north and west of the South Island.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2017 02:37 UTC