Snows cuts off Tekapo and Mt CookRichard Herrick Snow being cleared from a road in TekapoSurprise snow falls have cut road access into Tekapo and Mt Cook, stranding day-trippers and causing two buses to slide into snow. Police said about 30 vehicles had been towed after SH8 between Twizel and Fairlie, and SH80 between Aoraki Mt Cook and Ben Ohau were closed due to snow. Richard Herrick Snow in Tekapo on Saturday morning. One couple from Timaru had been on a day trip to Tekapo and were now stuck there for the night after the road closure. The snow in Tekapo village was about 10cm deep, said Gualt.

Source: Stuff June 30, 2017 22:43 UTC