Video / SuppliedThe North Island is starting to bare the brunt of the winter storm - as snow begins to melt in the south. Snow blanketed much of the south on Tuesday, leaving numerous highways closed and even falling to sea level in Christchurch overnight. Photo / George HeardMeanwhile, the first flight of the day landed at Queenstown Airport as adverse weather affected flights around the South Island. Snow is blanketing much of the south, leaving numerous highways closed and even falling to sea level in Christchurch overnight and on Tuesday morning. A wintry morning on our Lauder camera ☃️Snow fell to 300 metres in parts of the South Island this morning.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2021 20:56 UTC