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Live weather: Drivers warned as snow blankets roads, Cook Strait ferries cancelled

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Live weather: Drivers warned as snow blankets roads, Cook Strait ferries cancelled
RNZ
RNZ4 hrs ago
Live weather: Drivers warned as snow blankets roads, Cook Strait ferries cancelled
Plunging temperatures have arrived for much of the country, closing major roads.
NZ Herald
NZ Herald5 hrs ago
Polar blast brings low-level snow, school delays, road closures and ferry cancellations
Heavy snow has closed part of SH1, while four Interislander sailings have been cancelled.
Stuff
Stuff🏁 first to report6 hrs ago
Snow, icy roads and cancelled ferries: Winter blast hits
Snow could fall to low levels in the east before clear skies bring widespread frosts and temperatures up to 10C below average.
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