Weather live: Highways close as heavy snow blankets South Island

Weather live: Highways close as heavy snow blankets South Island

Tens of thousands who lost power overnight in heavy wind are gradually getting supplies restored.

Heavy snow blankets South Island

Reading Time: 3 minutes Work is continuing to restore power throughout Otago and Southland, although cold and snowy weather is making conditions challenging for emergency crews. Chief executive Paul Blue said at 12pm approximately 4800 customers in Southland and 1889 customers in Otago remain without power. “Today’s weather is definitely adding another factor to our work, and we appreciate that this will also be adding to the stress of our custo…