A fresh dusting on the Takaka Hill on Wednesday, the day after a cold front turned large swathes of the South Island white with snow. The first day of spring's cold-front has left the Takaka Hill with a dusting of snow on Wednesday. The Takaka Hill weather station recorded its lowest temperature, 0.7 degrees, at around midnight on Tuesday. Despite the chilly overnight temperatures, Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s maintenance crew said the generally mild temperatures meant no grading or clearing was needed. “We usually get snow up on Takaka Hill a couple of times a year.

Source: Stuff September 01, 2020 22:23 UTC