Raw power and frozen beauty as polar blast strikes New Zealand. Snow has fallen to low levels across the Southland and Otago, with blizzard-like conditions in alpine areas. People are having fun with the winter migic. See the reports from nzherald.co.nz.
*NZ Today, keep you updated on NZ
Editor’s note
Updated 27 July 2026:This weather forecast described a specific Antarctic blast in July 2021 and has expired. Keep it as a contemporary news record; use MetService and local emergency information for current conditions.
