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New Zealand gets snow in summer

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New Zealand has received snow in summer after a large weather bomb has hit the country.
At Cardrona Apline Resort more than 20cm of snow fell on Saturday night.
The MetService has forecast temperatures as low as -3C overnight with a maximum of just 4C on Sunday.
Southerly gales up to 90km/h also hit Queenstown.
Usual summer activities, including biking, carting and tubing, have been cancelled for the day as snow continues to fall.
In Auckland the strong winds caused power to be cut to some houses on Saturday evening.
 

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