Bay of Plenty residents have been greeted to the stunning sight of snow on Mt Tarawera this morning as a wintry blast moves up the country.
Snow has also fallen on Trafford's Hill, on the Ōpōtiki side of the Waioeka Gorge, in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
![Mt Tarawera taken from Lake Tarawera this morning. Photo / Mead Norton](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DAFZC6AWG52MD6OGX4DSG7GNAQ.jpg?auth=05369234ba7437e210ed08eedbb78f4dfe06405376951874382eb48d5a291764&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Much of the country woke to wintry temperatures this morning. In the North Island the coldest area was Taupō on 0C and in the South Island Twizel was down to -5C.