But the good news is that the bad weather should clear by Sunday and hopefully we'll be on track for some real summer feels.

It might be the middle of summer but that hasn't stopped the snow from falling.

There has been a two-car crash on Ilam Road in Christchurch, and photos taken at the scene showed one car flipped on its side.

The weather gods delivered a king-hit of heavy rains and high winds over the country yesterday, causing flash flooding and closing off roads due to slips.

Amazing pictures show a massive slip blocking a major South Island route as wild weather wreaked havoc on the West Coast today.

A Swedish couple have survived a terrifying ordeal after they were swept down a flooded South Island river.

NZTA is prioritising clearing Lewis Pass, the main transport link between Picton and Christchurch since November's big earthquake.

Christchurch police are investigating two incidents in the city, the latest was when a man entered a tavern yesterday with a sawn-off shotgun.

A BP 2Go service station owner has blamed cigarette tax hikes for an increasing number of burglaries and ram-raids on service stations around Dunedin.

Nicholas Birch had been out of prison less than three weeks when the lies started again.

Strongman mine disaster happened 50 years ago next week. Paul McBride catches up with the five surviving members of the Mines Rescue teams.

A notorious fraudster who lied to a judge in court, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind, has been jailed for nearly two years.

A Toyota Altezza was set alight in a carpark near Invercargill.

A teen mum-to-be has received a stern lecture from a judge after she was caught drink-driving midway through her pregnancy.

Cigarettes worth $11,000 have been stolen from a dairy by brazen thieves.

Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a burglary turned arson attempt on the Shirley St Albans Club.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.

A fire which burned through 100ha of hillside near Arthur's Pass last week and four more fires on Saturday are suspected to be the work of an arsonist.

A woman who accused her ex-girlfriend of attacking her might end up in the dock herself after admitting she lied to police.

A Christchurch entrepreneur has denied reports of his confidential documents being dumped on a street.

A minute's silence will be observed in Greymouth on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Strongman Mine disaster which claimed 19 lives.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

COMMENT: If you want to see really crappy summer weather you should try camping near Dunedin.

Police are searching for a US tourist whose passport and other items have been found at a Marlborough marina.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Crews battling a suspicious vegetation fire near Blenheim are facing challenging conditions.

Multiple severe weather warnings and watches were issued yesterday as a cold front looks set to put a dampener on summer.

Two off-duty life-savers jumped in Otago Harbour after coming across sunken ute

What kind of gift to give New Zealand's golden couple could be tricky.

It seems someone important is getting married at the Olive Grove venue in Wanaka this weekend.