Snow
'Possum pie and pig tail soup' for snowed-in
The Desert Road might close again and 2m snow drifts on the Napier-Taupō Road are still being cleared, the NZTA says. Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay to bear brunt of heavy snow, rain warnings for North Island
While the worst of the weather is expected to move north, MetService predicts temperatures could drop to -15°C in parts of the South Island. Video, Audio
Snow saturates Dunedin, forces schools to close
Temperatures have plunged in the lower South Island, forcing schools and businesses to close in Dunedin, but the worst may be yet to come. Video, Audio
Dunedin schools closed, opening late due to snow
We bring you the latest on the weather. Snow's closed schools or delayed the opening of some Dunedin schools. Audio
Here's the snow and some very cold lows
Snow has blanketed parts of the South Island and temperatures are beginning to drop below freezing level throughout Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
Weather: what you need to know
Road closures, civil defence warnings, power cuts: RNZ's guide to surviving the late winter cold blast.
Blow for those hoping weather improves
Severe weather warnings for many parts of the country will stay in place until tomorrow, says MetService.
Lack of snow hurts New Zealand's ski industry
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. The refrain of the skifield operators, some of whom can't open, others who only have limited options for skiiers. Our Queenstown reporter Peter Newport has been… Audio
Should people pay for their cars stuck in snow to be retrieved?
Vehicles stuck in the snow will be retrieved by police, and there are calls for the owners to foot the bill. Audio
Food science - Don Otter
Food scientist Don Otter and wife Kirsten have decamped from the Manawatu across the Pacific to Wisconsin, where there is snow and the US presidential primaries. Plus cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. Audio
Kiwi pie shop does roaring trade during US blizzard
New Zealanders Gemma Gracewood and Gareth Hughes own Dub Pies, a shop which sells pies and flat whites in the New York suburb of Brooklyn. Audio
The dig out the weekend's blizzard begins
Millions of people have begun to dig out from a monster storm that slammed the East Coast of the United States over the weekend. Audio
World Weather
MetService severe weather forecaster Erick Brenstrum on how a day doesn't go by without some weather... that time it snowed in New Zealand and almost a million sheep died Audio
Late spring snowfalls in Dunedin, south Otago
MetService says a cold snap that hit overnight has brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of the South Island, with snow in Dunedin and south Otago.
Cross-Country Skiing
Striding and gliding on the snow, the oldest skiing sport is cross-country skiing - with NZ National representative Andy Pohl from Snow Farm Ski Report. Audio
Snow is continuing to cause havoc
Snow is continuing to cause havoc in the central North Island with no way through the central plateau and Gisborne all but cut off. Audio
Snow, ice play havoc with roads around New Zealand
For the latest on which roads are open and where you'll need to slow down and watch for ice, I'm joined by the Transport Agency's Mark Owen. Audio
Weather report from Waitara Station
Lloyd Holloway farms at Waitara Station on the highpoint of the Napier Taupo road. Audio
Some Cantabrians still without power a week after big snow
In the back blocks of Canterbury, farms are still having to deal with the aftermath of the freezing temperatures earlier this week. Audio
Elsewhere in the South Island many roads are closed
Elsewhere in the South Island many roads are closed by snow. Our Christchurch chief reporter Belinda McCammon is in our Chch studio and joins us. Audio