It comes as the Antarctic blast that swept up the South Island, bringing freezing temperatures, dumping snow and grounding Air New Zealand flights, moves over the North Island and temperatures drop below zero. At 7.40am the main shock of the freezing polar blast was centred halfway up the North Island, according to weatherwatch.co.nz. ^IF pic.twitter.com/fOg49Qr6W5 — Waka Kotahi NZTA Central North Island (@WakaKotahiCNI) June 28, 2021Snow has even started falling in Taranaki, with Stratford getting a rare dusting this morning. He said it was "pretty unusual" for this part of the North Island to get a coating. 🌊 Heavy Swell Warning 🌊We've just re-issued our Heavy Swell Warning for the Wellington South Coast.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2021 17:33 UTC