Snow closes Bay of Plenty roadCONNIE BROWN Te Haroto marae, at the summit of the Napier-Taupo Road, with snow fallen on morning of July 12. A blasting of snow has shut a Bay of Plenty road and triggered a rare event at an animal farm. State Highway Five in the Mamaku Ranges between Tirau and Rotorua closed on Thursday morning and the route between Taupo and Rotorua is also affected by snow. "I was talking to my sister who has been living here for 30 years, she said it's the first time in 20 years that she's seen it like this. The snowfall is like nothing she's seen before.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2017 22:17 UTC