Polar blast: 'Waves' of cold weather closing in on NZ
Polar air is due to arrive over parts of the South Island over the next few days.
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Focus: Polar blast strikes New Zealand
Raw power and frozen beauty as polar blast strikes New Zealand. Video / George Heard
Amazing images: Raw power and frozen beauty as polar blast strikes New Zealand
A polar blast has hit the South Island.
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Snow falling at Queenstown Airport on Monday night. Video / Supplied
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