Snow, rain and winter chill continues across New ZealandJohn Bisset/FairfaxNZSnow and flooding this weekend have closed major highways in the central and eastern North Island, and caused major power cuts. We're keeping you up to date with the latest weather alerts from around New Zealand in our live blog, below:FRASER SYMEROBERT STEVEN- Stuff Forecasters have warned that the wintry conditions may not ease until as late as Sunday afternoon or evening. Send us your photos, video and information at newstips@stuff.co.nz.

Source: Stuff August 06, 2016 18:32 UTC