Temperatures plummet in eastern, inland South Island
Temperatures dropped below freezing in eastern and inland areas of the South Island overnight, with Christchurch getting below -3 degrees Celsius and Timaru below -4C. Read more here.
Early on Thursday, NZ Transport Agency was warning of ice in Canterbury on State Highway 79 from Geraldine to Fairlie, continuing on SH2 from Fairlie to Twizel.
Further south in Otago, drivers were being urged to take care because of ice on SH87 from Outram to Kyeburn. Queenstown Lakes District Council was warning of black ice on roads across the district, and said light snow was falling on the Crown Range.
Image: MetService
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