Firefighters battling a major blaze near the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park have been helped by overnight snow and rain that has fallen to low levels across South Canterbury. "There was some snow falling on the fire ground and a decent amount of rain. Pukaki Airport resident Chris Rudge said the rain had started at 10pm on Monday and only eased before 8am on Tuesday. NZTA/Stuff A screen grab from a NZ Transport Agency webcam showing the overnight snow fall on State Highway 80 to Aoraki/Mt Cook Village. Bejon Haswell/Stuff A Fire and Emergency New Zealand vehicle travels on State Highway 8 near Twizel.

Source: Stuff August 31, 2020 19:40 UTC